Oh boy, you guys are making my day!! I went and had those tubes replaced with new ones about 10 years ago, because the driver's side one was rotted and you could hear the noise inside. I tried to do it myself but couldn't get the bolts loose. Hmmm. I will be pissed if I wasted my money, BUT those new tubes are rusting near the firewall already and I could just leave them off. And yes, they DID have gaskets on them. I will definitely let you guys know what I find. According to that book, they added air injection mounting areas to the exhaust in 73. (Doesn't mean they used them I guess.) So far the alternator, air pump, power steering and the belts are off. And yes Dick, I didn't remove the P/S hoses and thanx for letting me know about the A/C compressor. Now out to the garage I go . . . Dan Wing Marcy, NY USA imp1983@xxxxxxxx ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!