The TSB is over. It was only for 6 years after the manufacture date. I was lucky enough to get mine replaced in that time period. Ford told me the replacement was engineered better. But it was STILL plastic. I later did the PI head swap and got the aluminum crossover. I'm not worried about...
You really need the instructions and the hardware to do this install. The instructions show you where you need to drill and the hardware is needed to keep the bar in place.
96-97 were covered by a TSB for the cracking intake. 98's were not. Good luck on getting them to pay for your 99. I really doubt they will even consider it.
On my 96 I didn't need a removal tool. I don't know if they changed it in 97 though. There was a clip on each side. I pulled them out, removed the hose, and put the new filter in. The filter came with new clips and I put those in. Done!
I didn't get a chance to call them. I was getting another cherry picker because the one I'm using decided it didn't want to lift anymore and I didn't see your post until after I got back. I'm getting absolutly nothing done today.
This question is for those of you who installed your LT headers when the engine was pulled. Was there anything you had to do to get it to work? I'm looking at my engine bay right now and it looks really tight. What do I have to do to get it in there?
I'm putting on cams and heads on this weekend and I have a couple questions.
First, the left Cam sprocket is marked so I know where the timing mark is. The Right one is the problem. I don't know if the little marks on the sprocket are the timing marks or not. The left sprocket has the...