kansasxj

So my jeep has a cracked exhaust manifold (surprise surprise). I cant afford a header or a new manifold at this time, and i dont have time to pull the old one out to try to weld, or braze on it to bandage it till i can afford a new one. does anyone have a band aide solution that doesn't require pulling the exhaust out, but will seal that leak for a month or two? i have tried this "muffler puddy" that comes in a squeeze tube. It works for a week or so and then cracks and chips away.

ZINGGG

You basically just listed off all the solutions for a cracked manifold and said you can't do any of them. So that muffler puddy or something like JB weld is going to be your best bet until you can replace it.

Sno_Blynd

yea i was gonna say jb weld too

iluvmud

JB weld can handle that kind of heat? i have a hairline crack and have been dragging ***** on buying my manifold yet....

Big David

E-bay.$150 or less shipped.SS, ceramic coat.

CHEAP!

iluvmud

I'm buying this one.... little more but seems to address some of the issues that plague these manifolds...

http://www.ineedparts.com/apn-jeep-e...-manifold.html

ZINGGG

That's the best one for the price out there

ZINGGG

And take a look at your motor mounts before tearing everything apart to do the manifold. Chances are, you should replace those at the same time

iluvmud

Exactly... youre the one that showed me that

Thanks... more money to spend thanks for the FYI

Programbo

Mine has just a hairline crack too so I haven't bothered fixing it yet. I got a good exhaust manifold at the junk yard but it's just sitting in my basement. I tried JB weld and it just dried up and fell off. I may try some of the high temp silicone since it's flexible

cdhebert

Pretty sure that wouls be a waste of expensive silicone...

Gauge

I am waiting for shipping to deliver my APN header tomorrow. In the meantime, I just picked up Energy Suspension motor mounts for $40, to swap them out before I swap out headers.

Ineedparts.com is definitely someone that will see more of my business. I ordered this past Friday, when they were out of stock; expecting to have them in stock by the middle of the month. I emailed them Monday morning to get an idea when they should get them in stock. I got a reply w/in an hour stating that they expect to have them by the end of the week and I should receive it in up to 3 days afterwards. Well, email was monday... they said in stock by end of week and I should have a few days after they get it. I was expecting it to show up by mid next week. But, according to FedEx, it will be at my door tomorrow.

ZINGGG

My pleasure. You drive an XJ, better get used to that