Just remember to drain the manifold before applying the Marine tex. route out the crack, grind the paint with a 2" grinder for good adhesion. Wipe all mounting area with acetone and let flash dry. Easy to repair. Al
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Just remember to drain the manifold before applying the Marine tex. route out the crack, grind the paint with a 2" grinder for good adhesion. Wipe all mounting area with acetone and let flash dry. Easy to repair. Al
If the cracks are on the outside you can deal with that. On the inside, you won't be able to get in there. There is a product called Alumaweld and it works on cast. I've seen it work and it works great. No welding knowledge is needed, so you can do it yourself. JB has never worked for me, and MarineTex has been marginal in these types of applications.
Good Luck, here's the link to Alumaweld.
http://aluminumrepair.com/land/index...FRIMDQodajWc4A
thanks oui
i will check it out.
How hard is it to remove the Manifolds? Not really an experienced motor man so what am I jumping into. I can put things on and take things off but how extensive are we talking about here. Shop wants 3 hours labor to repair. 300 bucks. Worth the trouble?:confused::confused::confused:
Not sure how hard as have never removed marine mani's, but i'd spray penetrating oil on the bolts before to minimize snaping the bolt heads off. then did you check out what a new mani is worth? if your doing the labour
didnt price out yet. wanted to weigh the options first. Not sure I am experienced enough to attack this problem yet.