Re: replacing exhaust manifold...any good sites?
Sure, did you ever try to check your nuts with your fingers on a cold day???
Good luck finding them! ;) "Jeff Strickland" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:vm1soatioatv33@corp.supernews.com... > > > Those manifolds just don't crack very often. Go have a close look and > > even just try the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine, my bet is > > some will be finger loose, or the washers will be. > > > > You can say that they don't crack very often, but the truth is that they > crack nearly the entire length of the collector where all 6 tubes come into > 1. That said, you give several good suggestions that should be looked at > first, but that manifold is definitely prone to cracking. > > Your best advice is to check the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine .... > ;-) > > |
Re: replacing exhaust manifold...any good sites?
that's in the... er, manifold I presume?
"Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorge@frontier.net> wrote in message news:vm2a6dd3di6sf5@corp.supernews.com... > Yeah, it almost feels like there's a crack down there! > > "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com> wrote in message > news:iLCdnSgIzLWij_yiXTWJkA@comcast.com... > > Sure, did you ever try to check your nuts with your fingers on a cold > day??? > > Good luck finding them! > > ;) > > > > "Jeff Strickland" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:vm1soatioatv33@corp.supernews.com... > > > > > > > Those manifolds just don't crack very often. Go have a close look and > > > > even just try the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine, my bet is > > > > some will be finger loose, or the washers will be. > > > > > > > > > > You can say that they don't crack very often, but the truth is that they > > > crack nearly the entire length of the collector where all 6 tubes come > > into > > > 1. That said, you give several good suggestions that should be looked at > > > first, but that manifold is definitely prone to cracking. > > > > > > Your best advice is to check the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine > > ... > > > ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > |
Re: replacing exhaust manifold...any good sites?
that's in the... er, manifold I presume?
"Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorge@frontier.net> wrote in message news:vm2a6dd3di6sf5@corp.supernews.com... > Yeah, it almost feels like there's a crack down there! > > "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com> wrote in message > news:iLCdnSgIzLWij_yiXTWJkA@comcast.com... > > Sure, did you ever try to check your nuts with your fingers on a cold > day??? > > Good luck finding them! > > ;) > > > > "Jeff Strickland" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:vm1soatioatv33@corp.supernews.com... > > > > > > > Those manifolds just don't crack very often. Go have a close look and > > > > even just try the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine, my bet is > > > > some will be finger loose, or the washers will be. > > > > > > > > > > You can say that they don't crack very often, but the truth is that they > > > crack nearly the entire length of the collector where all 6 tubes come > > into > > > 1. That said, you give several good suggestions that should be looked at > > > first, but that manifold is definitely prone to cracking. > > > > > > Your best advice is to check the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine > > ... > > > ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > |
Re: replacing exhaust manifold...any good sites?
Yeah, down around the exhaust outlet...
;) "A.H. MacIntosh aka USERNAME" <chesshire_cat@nospam.net> wrote in message news:F9a8b.8473$cQ1.2457728@kent.svc.tds.net... > that's in the... er, manifold I presume? > > "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorge@frontier.net> wrote in message > news:vm2a6dd3di6sf5@corp.supernews.com... > > Yeah, it almost feels like there's a crack down there! > > > > "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com> wrote in message > > news:iLCdnSgIzLWij_yiXTWJkA@comcast.com... > > > Sure, did you ever try to check your nuts with your fingers on a cold > > day??? > > > Good luck finding them! > > > ;) > > > > > > "Jeff Strickland" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > > news:vm1soatioatv33@corp.supernews.com... > > > > > > > > > Those manifolds just don't crack very often. Go have a close look > and > > > > > even just try the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine, my bet is > > > > > some will be finger loose, or the washers will be. > > > > > > > > > > > > > You can say that they don't crack very often, but the truth is that > they > > > > crack nearly the entire length of the collector where all 6 tubes come > > > into > > > > 1. That said, you give several good suggestions that should be looked > at > > > > first, but that manifold is definitely prone to cracking. > > > > > > > > Your best advice is to check the nuts with your fingers on a cold > engine > > > ... > > > > ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > |
Re: replacing exhaust manifold...any good sites?
Yeah, down around the exhaust outlet...
;) "A.H. MacIntosh aka USERNAME" <chesshire_cat@nospam.net> wrote in message news:F9a8b.8473$cQ1.2457728@kent.svc.tds.net... > that's in the... er, manifold I presume? > > "Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorge@frontier.net> wrote in message > news:vm2a6dd3di6sf5@corp.supernews.com... > > Yeah, it almost feels like there's a crack down there! > > > > "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com> wrote in message > > news:iLCdnSgIzLWij_yiXTWJkA@comcast.com... > > > Sure, did you ever try to check your nuts with your fingers on a cold > > day??? > > > Good luck finding them! > > > ;) > > > > > > "Jeff Strickland" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > > news:vm1soatioatv33@corp.supernews.com... > > > > > > > > > Those manifolds just don't crack very often. Go have a close look > and > > > > > even just try the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine, my bet is > > > > > some will be finger loose, or the washers will be. > > > > > > > > > > > > > You can say that they don't crack very often, but the truth is that > they > > > > crack nearly the entire length of the collector where all 6 tubes come > > > into > > > > 1. That said, you give several good suggestions that should be looked > at > > > > first, but that manifold is definitely prone to cracking. > > > > > > > > Your best advice is to check the nuts with your fingers on a cold > engine > > > ... > > > > ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > |
Re: replacing exhaust manifold...any good sites?
"Your best advice is to check the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine"
Now if that isn't the dirtiest non-dirty mechanical line, I don't know what is... "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com> wrote in message news:iLCdnSgIzLWij_yiXTWJkA@comcast.com... > Sure, did you ever try to check your nuts with your fingers on a cold day??? > Good luck finding them! > ;) > > "Jeff Strickland" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:vm1soatioatv33@corp.supernews.com... > > > > > Those manifolds just don't crack very often. Go have a close look and > > > even just try the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine, my bet is > > > some will be finger loose, or the washers will be. > > > > > > > You can say that they don't crack very often, but the truth is that they > > crack nearly the entire length of the collector where all 6 tubes come > into > > 1. That said, you give several good suggestions that should be looked at > > first, but that manifold is definitely prone to cracking. > > > > Your best advice is to check the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine > ... > > ;-) > > > > > > |
Re: replacing exhaust manifold...any good sites?
"Your best advice is to check the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine"
Now if that isn't the dirtiest non-dirty mechanical line, I don't know what is... "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com> wrote in message news:iLCdnSgIzLWij_yiXTWJkA@comcast.com... > Sure, did you ever try to check your nuts with your fingers on a cold day??? > Good luck finding them! > ;) > > "Jeff Strickland" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:vm1soatioatv33@corp.supernews.com... > > > > > Those manifolds just don't crack very often. Go have a close look and > > > even just try the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine, my bet is > > > some will be finger loose, or the washers will be. > > > > > > > You can say that they don't crack very often, but the truth is that they > > crack nearly the entire length of the collector where all 6 tubes come > into > > 1. That said, you give several good suggestions that should be looked at > > first, but that manifold is definitely prone to cracking. > > > > Your best advice is to check the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine > ... > > ;-) > > > > > > |
Re: replacing exhaust manifold...any good sites?
"grease my nipples" (you call them zerk fittings)
Dave Milne, Scotland '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara "Joe" <jo_ratner@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3f61d048@shknews01... : "Your best advice is to check the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine" : Now if that isn't the dirtiest non-dirty mechanical line, I don't know what : is... : : "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com> wrote in message : news:iLCdnSgIzLWij_yiXTWJkA@comcast.com... : > Sure, did you ever try to check your nuts with your fingers on a cold : day??? : > Good luck finding them! : > ;) : > : > "Jeff Strickland" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message : > news:vm1soatioatv33@corp.supernews.com... : > > : > > > Those manifolds just don't crack very often. Go have a close look and : > > > even just try the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine, my bet is : > > > some will be finger loose, or the washers will be. : > > > : > > : > > You can say that they don't crack very often, but the truth is that they : > > crack nearly the entire length of the collector where all 6 tubes come : > into : > > 1. That said, you give several good suggestions that should be looked at : > > first, but that manifold is definitely prone to cracking. : > > : > > Your best advice is to check the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine : > ... : > > ;-) : > > : > > : > : > : : |
Re: replacing exhaust manifold...any good sites?
"grease my nipples" (you call them zerk fittings)
Dave Milne, Scotland '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara "Joe" <jo_ratner@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3f61d048@shknews01... : "Your best advice is to check the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine" : Now if that isn't the dirtiest non-dirty mechanical line, I don't know what : is... : : "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com> wrote in message : news:iLCdnSgIzLWij_yiXTWJkA@comcast.com... : > Sure, did you ever try to check your nuts with your fingers on a cold : day??? : > Good luck finding them! : > ;) : > : > "Jeff Strickland" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message : > news:vm1soatioatv33@corp.supernews.com... : > > : > > > Those manifolds just don't crack very often. Go have a close look and : > > > even just try the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine, my bet is : > > > some will be finger loose, or the washers will be. : > > > : > > : > > You can say that they don't crack very often, but the truth is that they : > > crack nearly the entire length of the collector where all 6 tubes come : > into : > > 1. That said, you give several good suggestions that should be looked at : > > first, but that manifold is definitely prone to cracking. : > > : > > Your best advice is to check the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine : > ... : > > ;-) : > > : > > : > : > : : |
Re: replacing exhaust manifold...any good sites?
Canadians use the same term as you.
First time I ever heard 'zerk' fittings was on the net. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Dave Milne wrote: > > "grease my nipples" (you call them zerk fittings) > > Dave Milne, Scotland > '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara > > "Joe" <jo_ratner@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3f61d048@shknews01... > : "Your best advice is to check the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine" > : Now if that isn't the dirtiest non-dirty mechanical line, I don't know > what > : is... > : > : "TJim" <jim@ranlet.nospam.com> wrote in message > : news:iLCdnSgIzLWij_yiXTWJkA@comcast.com... > : > Sure, did you ever try to check your nuts with your fingers on a cold > : day??? > : > Good luck finding them! > : > ;) > : > > : > "Jeff Strickland" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message > : > news:vm1soatioatv33@corp.supernews.com... > : > > > : > > > Those manifolds just don't crack very often. Go have a close look > and > : > > > even just try the nuts with your fingers on a cold engine, my bet is > : > > > some will be finger loose, or the washers will be. > : > > > > : > > > : > > You can say that they don't crack very often, but the truth is that > they > : > > crack nearly the entire length of the collector where all 6 tubes come > : > into > : > > 1. That said, you give several good suggestions that should be looked > at > : > > first, but that manifold is definitely prone to cracking. > : > > > : > > Your best advice is to check the nuts with your fingers on a cold > engine > : > ... > : > > ;-) > : > > > : > > > : > > : > > : > : |
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