Quick question is the bolts holding the fuel plate in abnormally tight, or am I just being a pansy?

When you did your 4k gsk did you go threw the fuel plate hole, or the access panel

 

If the fuel plate has very been touched than it may be quite tight.
But I go though the "plug" in the side of the pump to get to them

 

I haven't found a good guide of how to take all of the stuff off so that can get into the pump from that side, why wouldn't you recommend taking it out through the fuel plate hole

 

Pm me, I'll set you up with what you need

 

I just pmd you

 

Digging this post out from the grave literally 4 years almost. I've learned more about the 12 valve took me 3 years to get the 4 GSK into my truck along with the valve springs, which was an easy job, except the keepers in cylinder 6. But the grease trick helped keep them on the valves. Put in a 4 inch straight pipe.

I've been wanting to get a new turbo for a while, along with head studs, a new exhaust manifold. But that never really an option since my truck would be down for more than a few days. But I managed to get a $400 beater Subaru out of my local junkyard, which has turned into my daily driver.

I switch between driving the truck and the Subaru every week or so, last week I was driving the truck I noticed a large oil spot in-front of the truck. SOB I thought the front seal went bad, turns out it was the power steering pump that has developed a leak.

With the truck being down now for a decent amount of time and only getting off 1 day every 14 days. I decided to get a new turbo a BW 363, head studs, new rocker pedestals, and a 3 piece manifold.

Since I was not able to find a machine shop in reasonable distance that could machine the rockers, I bought some online that were already machined but its only the pedestals. Is there any special way to pull them arms and press the pins out?