Intake fit issues with EGR valve

[carterh]

Just completing my valve cover/spark plug/intake gasket changes and I am having issues with the last two bolts not fitting on the EGR valve...

Everything else fit nicely, but the two holes for this are about 1/4 to 3/8" too high (manifold side). The lines aren't binding on anything, yet I just can't get it up enough to make the holes match...

I am thinking the gasket might have rolled, but to me it doesn't account for such a large height difference between the intake and this accessory. The valve cover is currently sitting with about 1/8" gap between it and the block...

Suggestions? I don't want to force it- it should fit naturally like everything else did...

 

[riden2low]

EGR valve

 

[carterh]

Thanks!

Any idea why I am not aligning?

 

[kevinspann]

Is the intake fully seated? It has dowel pins to align it on.


Pictures?

 

[carterh]

 

[carterh]

What is the detailed procedure for installing the intake?

Everything seemed to seat properly (even with the bolts hand tightened I could shake the whole car by pushing the intake, which seemed firmly planted)...

Also, the hood wont latch- the extreme right side of the intake seems to be the culprit, but the intake manifold still has metal on metal contact with the rest of the engine.

Thinking I will remove and replace to see if I have missed anything obvious, but the process went so well I doubt I will find anything this time around.

 

[carterh]

Obviously I had a good contact on the gasket, all the pins were aligned, none of the bolts were cross threaded....

 

[kevinspann]

Valve covers look fine, try reinstalling the intake again, shift it around a little to make sure it's on all the way, with no bolts in it.

 

[carterh]

I had no interference on the valve covers (or anything else I could see) and metal on metal contact at all attachment points...

Here goes round two!

 

[carterh]

Three more tries, finally worked.. Must have been binding on something, somewhere...

 

[riden2low]

great. I had some what a problem as yours but like you had done, pulled everything back off and reinstall and it all dropped in place.

 

[GPWSHO]

I had the same problem. The dis module was hanging up on the wire for the dis. Wiggled it around and it dropped on.

 

[msteiny]

I dont mean to sound like a dick, but did you clean the gasket surfaces before your final round of installing the intake? Im just asking because it looks kinda dirty.