Good afternoon, Klaus,

I have now managed to get the exhaust manifold unbolted from the head. I used mirrors, quarter inch drive sockets and a host of other tools. I sometimes took an hour to remove one of the nuts. But I persevered.

I am now looking at the turbo disconnect possibilities. And I am worrying about when to install the cam lock tool.

The turbo connects to the exhaust manifold with four nuts, three of which can be seen. The other is almost impossible to reach or see. The turbo has another connector point, further along its 'tree' and it has three fasteners all of which are visible and available for disconnect. I am thinking of going there to do the disconnect. I hope to install the exhaust manifold to the head before installation.

Turning to the cam situation I cannot mark the cam gears with paint because, unlike the engine of my source instructor, I cannot get anything behind the gears to do the marking. They are too close to the head. So I think I need to install the cam lock tool at this stage in the job. Am I right?

Maybe I need somebody to hold my hand. The mechanic I hired to change out the suspension coil, replace the radiator and change the brakes, has offered to give me some helpful advice. I think I will take him up on it.

Bob