# Intake manifold

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/intake-manifold/26455>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 14, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intake-manifold/26455 "2009-02-14T18:13:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![enarch2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@enarch2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/enarch2)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intake-manifold/26455/1 "2009-02-14T18:13:55Z")

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Placing an intake manifold on a 92 Dodge Caravan. Only 4 bolts hold it (straight line). What is the tightening order, Inner 2 first then the outer 2?

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intake-manifold/26455/2 "2009-02-14T18:43:12Z")

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Inner first, outer last. This lets the manifold spread instead of hump and crack.