Dennis Cox

well, my 97 wrangler exhaust header finally cracked. The leak sounds
horrible and my gas mileage has started dropping. I need to replace the
header for not a lot of dough. any recommendations for a new header? What
about any gotchas during the replacement?

The sad part is, I'm looking to sell this jeep, but I doubt if anyone would
buy it with an exhaust leak. I hate fixing something just to turn and sell
it.

Thanks,
Dennis

Jeeper

you can buy the manifold online for around 100 bucks.. if yer a diy'er drop
the motor mount and come up through the bottum it takes an hour to an hour
1/2.. the local shops around here..charge 150-175 bucks instalation if you
bring the part, but Im in Houston

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"Dennis ***" <dennis_coxremove@removeverizon.net> wrote in message
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> well, my 97 wrangler exhaust header finally cracked. The leak sounds
> horrible and my gas mileage has started dropping. I need to replace the
> header for not a lot of dough. any recommendations for a new header?
> What about any gotchas during the replacement?
>
> The sad part is, I'm looking to sell this jeep, but I doubt if anyone
> would buy it with an exhaust leak. I hate fixing something just to turn
> and sell it.
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
>

Jeeper

you can buy the manifold online for around 100 bucks.. if yer a diy'er drop
the motor mount and come up through the bottum it takes an hour to an hour
1/2.. the local shops around here..charge 150-175 bucks instalation if you
bring the part, but Im in Houston

--

"Dennis ***" <dennis_coxremove@removeverizon.net> wrote in message
news:Gu9wg.38$yN3.1@trnddc04...
> well, my 97 wrangler exhaust header finally cracked. The leak sounds
> horrible and my gas mileage has started dropping. I need to replace the
> header for not a lot of dough. any recommendations for a new header?
> What about any gotchas during the replacement?
>
> The sad part is, I'm looking to sell this jeep, but I doubt if anyone
> would buy it with an exhaust leak. I hate fixing something just to turn
> and sell it.
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
>

Jeeper

you can buy the manifold online for around 100 bucks.. if yer a diy'er drop
the motor mount and come up through the bottum it takes an hour to an hour
1/2.. the local shops around here..charge 150-175 bucks instalation if you
bring the part, but Im in Houston

--

"Dennis ***" <dennis_coxremove@removeverizon.net> wrote in message
news:Gu9wg.38$yN3.1@trnddc04...
> well, my 97 wrangler exhaust header finally cracked. The leak sounds
> horrible and my gas mileage has started dropping. I need to replace the
> header for not a lot of dough. any recommendations for a new header?
> What about any gotchas during the replacement?
>
> The sad part is, I'm looking to sell this jeep, but I doubt if anyone
> would buy it with an exhaust leak. I hate fixing something just to turn
> and sell it.
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
>

Jeeper

you can buy the manifold online for around 100 bucks.. if yer a diy'er drop
the motor mount and come up through the bottum it takes an hour to an hour
1/2.. the local shops around here..charge 150-175 bucks instalation if you
bring the part, but Im in Houston

--

"Dennis ***" <dennis_coxremove@removeverizon.net> wrote in message
news:Gu9wg.38$yN3.1@trnddc04...
> well, my 97 wrangler exhaust header finally cracked. The leak sounds
> horrible and my gas mileage has started dropping. I need to replace the
> header for not a lot of dough. any recommendations for a new header?
> What about any gotchas during the replacement?
>
> The sad part is, I'm looking to sell this jeep, but I doubt if anyone
> would buy it with an exhaust leak. I hate fixing something just to turn
> and sell it.
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
>

Jerry Slaughter

"Dennis ***" <dennis_coxremove@removeverizon.net> wrote in message
news:Gu9wg.38$yN3.1@trnddc04...
> well, my 97 wrangler exhaust header finally cracked. The leak sounds
> horrible and my gas mileage has started dropping. I need to replace the
> header for not a lot of dough. any recommendations for a new header?
> What about any gotchas during the replacement?
>

I did it on my 99 ,I just followed the procedure in my Haynes manual. Bought
the manifold for about 100 bucks, came with a gasket. If you replace the
gasket you have to remove the intake manifold and everything attached. Not
too hard, took me 3 or 4 hours one Sunday to do it. The bolts are a bit of a
pain to torque down once everything is all put back together. I had to use a
few different length extensions and universal joints.


Jerry S.

Jerry Slaughter

"Dennis ***" <dennis_coxremove@removeverizon.net> wrote in message
news:Gu9wg.38$yN3.1@trnddc04...
> well, my 97 wrangler exhaust header finally cracked. The leak sounds
> horrible and my gas mileage has started dropping. I need to replace the
> header for not a lot of dough. any recommendations for a new header?
> What about any gotchas during the replacement?
>

I did it on my 99 ,I just followed the procedure in my Haynes manual. Bought
the manifold for about 100 bucks, came with a gasket. If you replace the
gasket you have to remove the intake manifold and everything attached. Not
too hard, took me 3 or 4 hours one Sunday to do it. The bolts are a bit of a
pain to torque down once everything is all put back together. I had to use a
few different length extensions and universal joints.


Jerry S.

Jerry Slaughter

"Dennis ***" <dennis_coxremove@removeverizon.net> wrote in message
news:Gu9wg.38$yN3.1@trnddc04...
> well, my 97 wrangler exhaust header finally cracked. The leak sounds
> horrible and my gas mileage has started dropping. I need to replace the
> header for not a lot of dough. any recommendations for a new header?
> What about any gotchas during the replacement?
>

I did it on my 99 ,I just followed the procedure in my Haynes manual. Bought
the manifold for about 100 bucks, came with a gasket. If you replace the
gasket you have to remove the intake manifold and everything attached. Not
too hard, took me 3 or 4 hours one Sunday to do it. The bolts are a bit of a
pain to torque down once everything is all put back together. I had to use a
few different length extensions and universal joints.


Jerry S.

Jerry Slaughter

"Dennis ***" <dennis_coxremove@removeverizon.net> wrote in message
news:Gu9wg.38$yN3.1@trnddc04...
> well, my 97 wrangler exhaust header finally cracked. The leak sounds
> horrible and my gas mileage has started dropping. I need to replace the
> header for not a lot of dough. any recommendations for a new header?
> What about any gotchas during the replacement?
>

I did it on my 99 ,I just followed the procedure in my Haynes manual. Bought
the manifold for about 100 bucks, came with a gasket. If you replace the
gasket you have to remove the intake manifold and everything attached. Not
too hard, took me 3 or 4 hours one Sunday to do it. The bolts are a bit of a
pain to torque down once everything is all put back together. I had to use a
few different length extensions and universal joints.


Jerry S.