Re: cracked 2-piece manifold for MC...

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <37D7874E.7F6589AF@poboxes.com> Gerard writes:

> > I am slowly becoming _convinced_ that manifold cracking is largely
> > caused by failing motor mounts, especially the one directly under the
> > turbo.
>
> How do you figure that one?

The entire combined weight of the turbo and wastegate hangs off the
exhaust manifold.  The engine mount acts like a shock absorber.  As it
loses functionality, shocks transmitted between the frame and engine
increase in instantaneous intensity and that turbo is a large weight
on a relatively long lever.

I'm increasingly treating cracked manifolds as mere symptoms (albeit
expensive ones) of dead engine mounts.

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