I got the manifold off with no problems; it even separated easily. Still working on freeing up the heat valve, but I did find that my thermo spring is broken. I also see that the valve has a bend on one side (see attached photo); is this normal?
Thanks, Lee.
Take care with that shaft and resting pin for the spring. They can be brittle and easily damaged/snapped
Heres the test of my spring and valve when I had it apart 216 manifold on a 235.
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