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10-26-2012, 09:37 AM

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suggestions for cracked ex.

I have a 89 jeep 4.0 auto and has a crack between the 2 sensors and is making my idle wonky and sometimes will stall coming to a stop.I don,t have time to fix it right now as I found out could take a couple afternoons to do and a shop wants 800.00 to do it .Was wondering if anyone has any ideas,like does any of the ex. putty quick fix stuff work or tape,or just live with it

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10-26-2012, 09:44 AM

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The putty might work but only shortly. Your best bet is to replace it.

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10-26-2012, 09:51 AM

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On my prior Jeep ( 89 Wrangler ) I attempted the same type of fix. It was almost impossible to get the manifold clean enough that the putty would stick and thus actually work. Bought a new cheap one off eBay and just replaced.