[urq] Re: Exhaust manifolds

[Jim Haseltine]

The one that I took off Graham Evans' 84 WR had the most comprehensive set
of cracks that I've ever seen. They'd been welded and had cracked again -
even the internal tri-runner baffle had cracked and been welded.

Regards,

Jim Haseltine


> I've never seen a one-piece manifold cracked in only one place.  Every
> one I've seen has been cracked in two places, and it's always the same
> two places.  The configuration and loads on the thing make me happy
> that the front crack is a direct and immediate result of engine mount
> failure - but I wonder on occasons about the back one.
>
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