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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 08:48 AM
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Question A blessing in disguise? Car does not start

Well I've done a lot of searching and through many people's experiences; the "one click start" is mainly due to bad contacts on the starter. Well after hearing that the exhaust manifold has to be pulled I thought, oh wow this will cost a lot. Maybe I could do the work myself or just take it to a shop I know does good work.

And since I have to take my exhaust manifold off, I might as well slap on the S & S headers I purchased last year that has been sitting in my garage with a bunch of other mods.

So here is a question I pose for those who have had the headers installed on their GS400's. Did you have the work done by a shop or did you do it yourself?

And I know this is going to be a potential flame, but until I get that Y-pipe built can I use the existing pipe until I get that Y-pipe built by a shop?

Either way my car is not drivable and I have access to a flatbed, so I can tow it where it needs to go, I'll just have to pay for gas.

Any thoughts or help is greatly appreciated.

Chris
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 09:31 AM
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I believe it's the intake manifold that needs to be removed, not the exhaust manifold.
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 10:02 AM
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good to know, thanks

Does anyone who has worked on their stater before have instructions on to remove the starter?
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 12:54 PM
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the last time i searched someone had posted instructions on this board, with a few scans outof the shop manual... it might also be in the ls400 section.
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