Re: Moral support really needed....

[Allan Jones <ampj@tiac.net>]

A while back, Michael Shields wrote:
> 3. It could be the exhaust manifold.  Over time it warps, breaking the
>    studs, causing it to flex against the block and make a tapping
>    sound.  Fixing this (a) eight or ten hours labor (b) drilling out
>    the broken studs (c) sending the manifold to the machine shop to be
>    made flat again and (d) $150 in misc hardware and gaskets.  You can
>    console yourself with the fact that your manifold is now
>    heat-treated and won't warp again.

	I had my N/A I-5 done a few years ago and after reading this, I am
wondering if my "manifold is now heat-treated and won't warp again"
also(assuming it was "sent to the machine shop") or is this a procedure
that varies from shop to shop, and were all manifolds heat-treated 3
years ago or is it a relatively new procedure?

	Thanks!
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    ALLAN    ampj@tiac.net      '86 COMMEMORATIVE DESIGN COUPE GT
    JONES    Burlington MA      169K and making a horrific racket!
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