Usually just a ratchet set and wrenches.
what maniofold are you asking about? intake or exhaust, and what kind of engine do you have?
Use an extention(or 2)with a swivel at the end attached 2 your spark plug socket. R.W.: You may have to go in from the bottom. I have seen this before. Kind of a pain in the a$$ I do not know about the 3.0l but the 3.3l is greatly eased by removing the upper intake manifold. Disconnect the throttle body and rear alternator mount bolt then remove the bolts holding the upper intake to the lower intake. Now all 3 rear plugs are in easy reach. Reassemble in reverse remembering to torque appropriately.
It is located on the back side of the intake manifold. Kind of hard to get to but reachable.
The 292 wants to rev, so a single plane intake would likely work best.
In the bottom part of the intake manifold, towards the end of black pipe. It is the needle type not the cheap kind.
i don't know i have the same question. Underneath the intake manifold. Bolted into the tranmission. Kind of hard to get to.
FEL-PRO GASKETS,you will need port size,or go to SummitRacing.com
The thermostat is located between the air filter and the intake manifold below the air intake 'hose'. The thermostatat housing is the metal 'unit' with a hose from the bottom of the radiator and a hose from the water pump. (Note: a pipe runs from the water pump, over the top of the engine to the thermostat housing...it's kind of hard to locate). To replace, remove the air intake 'hose', disconnect the wiring harness (there are about 5 connectors), remove the two bolts holding the two parts of the thermostat housing together. Finally, remove the bolt connecting the thermostat housing bracket to the engine.
The location of the IAC valve depends on the kind of fuel injection system you have. On the Vortec V6 (93+) it's right on top of the air intake in front of the throttle valve. If you follow the air intake tube to the motor, the IAC valve will be in the intake manifold right where the air tube meets the manifold. The wiring for the IAC valve comes around behind the throttle cable bracket and plugs into the IAC valve.
There is no carburetor on these new fangled cars. Darn things have the newer port fuel injection. Not even throttle body injection, which kind of LOOKS like a carburetor. It does have a throttle body though, at the junction of the air intake hose and the intake manifold.
The starter is under the intake manifold. It's basically under the big silver thing in the middle of the engine compartment. It is a laborious project the first time you need to change it, and not much easier any subsequent times. If your good with a challenge and kind of handy you can do it. Buy a repair guide first though. I use Haynes myself, others use chilton. You basically need to remove all hoses and plugs that connect to or cross over the intake manifold, the big silver thing in the middle of the engine compartment. Then unbolt the intake manifold, 8 bolts I think, and remove manifold and gasket underneath it. Inspect the gasket, which may need to be replaced, and set aside. You can access the starter now. Unbolt a few more bolts and then rotate a little and pull out. I make it sound easy, and it was compared to installing the replacement. This part was tough, but I managed it eventually. Completely worth it, since it saved me like $700 from dealer AT LEAST!
vortech Chevrolet's had a lot of problemswith the intake leaking internally and externally. And no stop leak of any kind wont help. You cannot fix mechanical problems with any thing that comes in a bottle. The 4.3 and 5.7 are well known for intake manifold leaks. mite not be your problem but very possible.vortech Chevrolet's had a lot of problemswith the intake leaking internally and externally. And no stop leak of any kind wont help. You cannot fix mechanical problems with any thing that comes in a bottle. The 4.3 and 5.7 are well known for intake manifold leaks. mite not be your problem but very possible.