Want to take an incendiary grenade to this thing..

[Thunderbear]

:headpop:

 

Can't get the TBI off, to get to the godamn manifolds to get the head off.

[lexluthier72]

Thunderbear. I feel your frustration. Its been one little thing after another since I purchased my MJ. Id just like to drive it. :D Hang in there man.

[jimoshel]

What's the problem? Can't get the bolts out? Or can't get the TBI to separate from the manifold? Would advise against the incendiary. Get things to hot under the hood. Nor a frag. Leave pit marks on everything. A concussion is the way to go. :D

[Akula69]

A concussion is the way to go. :D

 

Close eyes and open mouth first. And, don't touch the core after - its hot.

[Thunderbear]

TBI won't separate to allow access to the last two manifold bolts.

[jimoshel]

What kind of a set up you got anyway. I looked at a half dozen engine bays and I can access all the manifold bolts, nuts with out touching the TBI. Take a kitchen knife, or something equally strong and thin. Make sure it has a sharp edge. Place it on the gasket surface between the TBI and manifold. With a small hammer tap it into the gasket. Do this all the way around the base. Don't get in a hurry, take it easy. It will come off.

[Thunderbear]

What kind of a set up you got anyway. I looked at a half dozen engine bays and I can access all the manifold bolts, nuts with out touching the TBI. Take a kitchen knife, or something equally strong and thin. Make sure it has a sharp edge. Place it on the gasket surface between the TBI and manifold. With a small hammer tap it into the gasket. Do this all the way around the base. Don't get in a hurry, take it easy. It will come off.

 

I got it, by being a bit less gentle than you described. :oops:

 

Levered against the intake manifold with the wooden handle of a hammer, just enough to wiggle it and start separating it.

 

There are some vac lines in the way, not really the throttle body, but having the TBI out of the way makes it accessible with a ujoint.

 

And since it's now raining, I can't do $#!&. :hateputers:

[Comanche County]

I've put incendiaries on vehicles, they're not as dramatic in real life as they are in the movies. A real let down in my opinion,,,,a can of gas is much better on the eyes.