Im looking at this, and thinking, theres no way I can get those o2's off without removing the header. Am I right?

 

On my car when I had the stock header I just removed my radiator fans and had plenty of room to get at it.

 

Even if you could get a wrench in there, you wouldn't have much room at all to turn it.

I would suggest the above method, or remove the radiator completely (like I did 3 weeks ago replacing my o2 sensors).

Just so you know, you can pull the heat shield & upper part of the exhaust manifold out the top without removing the rad. or fans, but there is a bracket on the back of said exhaust manifold which, along with the bolts that hold it on, will conspire to scratch your valve cover (and also it takes longer to do it that way - don't ask how I know...)

 

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You mean after removing the rad fan that then gave you enough room to unbolt the runners from the block and pull forward on the header correct?


Modified by Just Checking In at 11:03 PM 6/12/2003