na just means she'll be home looking over the shoulder

Ya it is my father well mother in laws car and they had it replaced about 3yrs ago so time again I quess. I think the lower intake is part of the other half of the head I will take a pic and you guys let me know if I am way wrong, but that is how it looks.

IF the push rods have to come out, certainly the covers have to come off. I was about an inth from doing one of those on a 3.4 which is the same, but the person did not want to wait til my day off so I didn't get to do it. I am just trying to figure why the push rods have to come out? Normally on an intake removal, there is no reason to have to pull the valve covers. Get used to that though if you are keeping this vehicle. Its very very common on the 60 degree V6's to replace these intake gaskets. Be sure to use a good torque wrench, and if still using the Orange Dexcool, get that **** out of there and go all Green stuff. Not the stuff you can mix with both either. Just the old fashioned green stuff. Dexcool is hard on gaskets.

I know this is a Truck forum, buuut Do you know if when replacing a lower intake gasket on a GM 3.1L if the valve covers need to come off. I know that the push rods need to come off and are different lengths(removal of the push rods makes me think cover need to be off). Thanks for any 411.