today as i was trying to fix my coolant leak in my 98 GT by sealing up the thermostat housing, i realized i had a much bigger problem than i thought. it turns out my intake manifold is cracked right down the side of the thermostat housing. i heard that ford had a recall for this part, so i went to the local ford dealership, and they said the recal was a 7 year recall and that my car being a 98, the recal period ended in 05. so basically im SOL. i tried pricing out some aftermarket manifolds, only finding a few options.
my first question is, is there anyway i can repair this crack? my buddy works in an autobody shop and he said that he has this epoxy like stuff that is for bonding plastic, and hardens extremely hard. can i use this as a temporary fix to seal the crack? if not is there anything else i can use?
and if i cant actually repair this crack, what manifolds do you all run and/or recommend? i really need as many options as i can, and id like this asap so i can get my car back on the road my plans for this car isnt huge horsepower, so i dont need anything crazy, but if theres an aftermarket one out there that will give me a good performance increase id like to hear it. i found a BBK but theirs is a dual stage full race one which is far more than i need. i also found a ford racing one, but the guy i talked to at the parts store said that my heads wont work on this manifold, so id have to do the PI swap...is that true?
please fellow mustang owners, help a brother out!
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my first question is, is there anyway i can repair this crack? my buddy works in an autobody shop and he said that he has this epoxy like stuff that is for bonding plastic, and hardens extremely hard. can i use this as a temporary fix to seal the crack? if not is there anything else i can use?
and if i cant actually repair this crack, what manifolds do you all run and/or recommend? i really need as many options as i can, and id like this asap so i can get my car back on the road my plans for this car isnt huge horsepower, so i dont need anything crazy, but if theres an aftermarket one out there that will give me a good performance increase id like to hear it. i found a BBK but theirs is a dual stage full race one which is far more than i need. i also found a ford racing one, but the guy i talked to at the parts store said that my heads wont work on this manifold, so id have to do the PI swap...is that true?
please fellow mustang owners, help a brother out!
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