Quote Originally Posted by 99prixgt View Post
You might want to do this while the head is slightly warm, dont break a manifold bolt in the head
Heat won't matter if he's righty loosey, lefty tightying things.

Trick for you. Hold your ratchet in front of you.. with your hand on the socket, turn it to ensure it's moving in the correct direction. Doesn't matter if you are upside down and backwards working on a car. If you do that. You should never be able to "reverse loosen" a bolt.