Re: replacing exhaust manifold...any good sites?

Sep 11, 2003 11 Replies



> > Those manifolds just don't crack very often. Go have a close look and
> > even just try the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine, my bet is
> > some will be finger loose, or the washers will be.
> >
>
> You can say that they don't crack very often, but the truth is that they
> crack nearly the entire length of the collector where all 6 tubes come into
> 1. That said, you give several good suggestions that should be looked at
> first, but that manifold is definitely prone to cracking.
>
> Your best advice is to check the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine ... > ;-)

LOL!


Mike

Sure, did you ever try to check your nuts with your fingers on a cold day??? Good luck finding them! ;)

that's in the... er, manifold I presume?

Yeah, down around the exhaust outlet... ;)

All this talk about checking one's nuts when its cold (engine), makes me wonder....... where's Jo ??? this seems to have become similar to one of her threads.... :-P

Snow..."only check your nuts with gloves on..cold hands are not good.."

I just put a Borla header on my Cherokee and am happy. They make them for YJ's. I think Banks makes them too. There are aftermarket manifolds out there, but I don't know much about them.

These manifolds on Jeeps crack all the time. It is VERY common.

Curt

"Your best advice is to check the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine" Now if that isn't the dirtiest non-dirty mechanical line, I don't know what is...

OK, I'm being lazy and don't want to look it up... what year did Chrysler start making them?

Anyone got a link for the "bellows" type of manifold for the I-6? Actually just looking for a good picture that shows the bellows close up. Mainly curiosity.

Approximately 9/12/03 06:10, curt uttered for posterity:

"grease my nipples" (you call them zerk fittings)

Dave Milne, Scotland '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara

: > > > Those manifolds just don't crack very often. Go have a close look and : > > > even just try the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine, my bet is : > > > some will be finger loose, or the washers will be. : > > >

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: > > You can say that they don't crack very often, but the truth is that they : > > crack nearly the entire length of the collector where all 6 tubes come : > into : > > 1. That said, you give several good suggestions that should be looked at : > > first, but that manifold is definitely prone to cracking. : > >

: > > Your best advice is to check the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine : > ... : > > ;-) : > >

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Canadians use the same term as you.

First time I ever heard 'zerk' fittings was on the net.

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Dave Milne wrote:

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