Re: cracked/warped exhaust manifold--help--long

[jonas miller <sjmill@erols.com>]

i might   be able to  find some maifolds at my shop
i think the  boss  wants 55 bucks for one
the 4=2 manifolds i assume you are taling about.
if you  are interested let me know i  willmake sure we still  have them
i think we got   a  bunch
jonas

Shawn C Meze wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 03 Mar 1999 08:26:47 -0500 "Victor Farren"
> <vfarren@smtp.cdie.org> writes:
> >I purchased a used 4-2 exhaust manifold from a junkyard for my 84 8v.
> >The guy said it was from a 1978 Rabbit diesel.
> 
> >So, this week I pulled the exhaust manifold off again, got brand new
> >gaskets, and put them on correcftly (quadruple checked them!).  I
> >torqued down to spec and I still have this f*cking exhaust leak out of
> >the #3 port-all the others are nice and sealed up. -snip!-
> 
> More than likely, the manifold is cracked. I cant tell you how many dual
> outlet manifolds I picked up in the junkyard thinking i scored (Not
> having to remove it myself) only to find a small crack on each of them
> that I saw. You can have it welded depending on where it is but it could
> very well leak again. (Might want to use the stop drill method. Might
> work in your case.)
> 
> The mating surface area on the head is so small that it could be majority
> warped and it would still seal with new gaskets. (did you prep both
> surfaces first before installation?)
> So id say leave the head on the car and don't worry about that. Id
> concentrate more on the manifold. Check that first and see if that your
> problem first since it didn't leak before.
> HTH!!
> 
>               Shawn Meze
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