TJim

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
....
> ;-)
>
>

A.H. MacIntosh aka USERNAME

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
> > ...
> > > ;-)
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

A.H. MacIntosh aka USERNAME

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
> > ...
> > > ;-)
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

TJim

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
> > > ...
> > > > ;-)
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

TJim

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
> > > ...
> > > > ;-)
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Joe

"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
> ...
> > ;-)
> >
> >
>
>

Joe

"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
> ...
> > ;-)
> >
> >
>
>

Dave Milne

"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
: > ...
: > > ;-)
: > >
: > >
: >
: >
:
:

Dave Milne

"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
: > ...
: > > ;-)
: > >
: > >
: >
: >
:
:

Mike Romain

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
> : > ...
> : > > ;-)
> : > >
> : > >
> : >
> : >
> :
> :