its endless

[Jim Green]

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> well... i took my motor out tonight to prepare to
> put the new one in...
> and lo and behold... a cracked exhaust manifold. its
> still hairline...
> the bad part is the engine i was buying has a
> cracked manifold too...
> it never seems to end with this car...
> next time i buy a car i think my logical need for
> reliability will outweigh my
> passion for audis...
> i should have bought two cars...

Bah, screw it, I've never had a non-cracked factory
EM, as long as the crack is hairline you'll be fine,
and it woun't tick.  If you want to keep it from
growing, have a machine shop mill the face flat for
you ~$20.  I did this on my last one and it lasted
through all kinds of punishment.  Also, while you have
it out, get a carbide bit and hog out that collector.
I had a noticable gain after I did mine.  Leave the
one that's by itself alone, and take as much material
off the two shared vains that you can.

Later,


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Jim Green
'89 90tq 034EFI Stage II
http://www.geocities.com/jeg1976/car_home.html

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