Thanks. It did take me a while to get there. Originally (back in 73 when I was a dumb kid with little in the way of tools), I cut the exhaust manifold where it curved around the steering, turned it around 180 degrees and had it welded back together. That cleared, and lasted a long time - almost ten years - until one day I made the mistake of revving the motor and dumping the clutch in reverse. That broke the weld. Got another manifold, and just removed the coupler cap and ground down the edges. That cleared, too, but of course left the grease inside the coupler exposed to whatever dirt/contamination was out there. Then figured out the final solution after the manual/PS conversion adapter became available and I accumulated a few extra steering columns.
