I'd recommend moving entire upper air assembly forward, or better yet remove altogether. Because of my steel lines, removal mandatory. Timed myself -- 15 minutes (for some reason re-installation is closer to half hour). Is still a long reach to back of engine, but at least everything's accessible. Helpful hint: put retaining clip on throttle linkage BEFORE reattaching U pipes. Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "ksgrimsr <knut.s.grimsrud@xxxx>" <knut.s.grimsrud@xxxx> wrote: > You don't need to remove the intake manifod to do a tune-up. > > If the reason you're anticipating removing the intake is to gain > better access to the distributor cap and wires, the easy approach is > to remove the two allen screws that hold the fuel mixture unit to > the intake manifold. ..........