DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Afternoon all

I have been having a go at this on and off for a long while with no joy. My problem stems from......

1. I have 1975/76 heat exchangers (with the triangular flange and single pipe). I have been told they are massively inefficient and strange the performance on the 2.0L. Also, it's almost impossible to but an exhaust for these H/Es apart from that horrible looking Bursch thing that I removed and binned.

2. I have bought some used early heat exchangers. The trouble is they have the manifolds already joined whereas the later H/Es bolt onto the manifold which is connected to the underside of the engine. I can't get the manifolds off, no matter what I try they won't move. There aren't rusted on as they were only fitted a couple of months ago by GAC. There must be a technique for removing them...... its made harder as the car is on axle stands and the engine is in situ.

3. I have toyed with the idea of changing the flanges to suit the Monza exhaust I bought but that's a whole other story as it has got the two pipe arrangement to fit the early H/Es so just swapping flanges won't work.....

HELP!!!

If anyone is local to Southampton/Fareham and knows how to remove the manifolds easily and fit the early H/Es I would be very grateful and there would be beer and cash waiting!!!!!

Please please help, as its Christmas and all that!

Cheers

Ben

When you say they you can't get the manifolds off, do you mean these?



If so, and they've just been fitted by GAC, I can't see what the problem is, unless they have rusted themselves to the studs in double-quick time. There's no magic to removing them otherwise.