Accessing V10 exhaust manifolds from inside cabin?

[HUGHP]

Can it be done in a 03 Winnebago Sightseer class A or does the motor have to be dropped?

[Waiter21]

Can it be done in a 03 Winnebago Sightseer class A or does the motor have to be dropped?

Are you thinking about removing them??

On my 1999 Southwind, I removed the front wheels, This gave almost unlimited access to the exhaust manifolds.


I don't remember doing anything on the exhaust manifolds from the top, everything was done from the wheel wells.


F53 Repairing broken exhaust manifold studs – 1999 Southwind 35S


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[hbrandon]

pulled manifolds and installed complete Banks kit on 1999 Allegro without any jacking. Forget trying to do it from the top. Good Luck Hugh

[Craig1960]

X3 here, pull the wheel off and you can sit in the wheel well and do what ever you need too.

[Harvard]

Yes to the wheel wells, I was able to do a DIY Banks exhaust conversion on a 99 F53

[HUGHP]

Thanks....Got 57,000 miles now. Hearing a rattle when I accelerate and wondering if it could bee the studs. Taking to the shop Monday but owner says they can't remove engine.

[cwit]

No need to remove engine. As stated take off front wheels , all kinds of room to work.

[Waiter21]

Thanks....Got 57,000 miles now. Hearing a rattle when I accelerate and wondering if it could bee the studs. Taking to the shop Monday but owner says they can't remove engine.

Two items:

1) Early model F53 V10s made a rattling sound in the exhaust.. It sounds like a piece of metal fluttering in the muffler.. This is normal.. Ford added a restriction in the Y pipe in 2001 to reduce this sound.

Mine still makes the sound even though I installed long headers..

2) Unfortunately, yes, I bet you have broken exhaust studs.. These are normally on the rear most cylinders (#5 and #10) The rear of the manifold is gets exposed to heat from all five cylinders, where cyl #1 and #6 only see the heat from their cylinder..


Mine were the worst I (and the machine shop) I ever seen..


F53 Repairing broken exhaust manifold studs – 1999 Southwind 35S


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[Craig1960]

Originally Posted by Waiter21

Two items:

1) Early model F53 V10s made a rattling sound in the exhaust.. It sounds like a piece of metal fluttering in the muffler.. This is normal.. Ford added a restriction in the Y pipe in 2001 to reduce this sound.

Mine still makes the sound even though I installed long headers..

2) Unfortunately, yes, I bet you have broken exhaust studs.. These are normally on the rear most cylinders (#5 and #10) The rear of the manifold is gets exposed to heat from all five cylinders, where cyl #1 and #6 only see the heat from their cylinder..


Mine were the worst I (and the machine shop) I ever seen..


F53 Repairing broken exhaust manifold studs – 1999 Southwind 35S


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Nice write up on the job you did. Even though I had already fixed my broken studs a couple years ago I read though the whole thing.

[RELHUB]

Originally Posted by HUGHP

Can it be done in a 03 Winnebago Sightseer class A or does the motor have to be dropped?

I know on my MH direct access is by removing the front wheel(s)
It would be too difficult from inside and no need to remove the engine