William,
It is true, all MGB manifolds will crack, as long as you drop it off
of a tall enough building. But seriously, I have never heard of this
problem, know of no reason why it should be true, and belive that any
mechanic who sees a trend of this might be guilty of over-torquing his
manifolds.
Jim McDougal
On Fri, 22 Dec 1995, William Maxwell wrote:
> The guy who worked on my 1980 MG stated that ALL MGB manifolds WILL
> enventually crack and that it is only a matter of time.
>
> I'm curious to know what experience you all have had. Does this statment
> prove true? Is there an expected lifetime for the stock manifolds? Symptoms
> before it goes? etc...
>
> Thanks much to all that respond.
>
> William (should I start my manifold account now?) Maxwell
> wmaxwell@humboldt1.com
>
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