Bad news, I just sold a manifold like yours, no cracks, $100.
$400 for labor is way too much.
Larry Hoy, Denver, CO. USA
1967 MGB Roadster, Vintage Racer
1969 MGB Roadster, Driver
1970 MGB Roadster, Fixer upper
http://home.cwix.com/~larryhoy@cwix.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Raja Saggi
> Sent: Monday, December 14, 1998 10:00 AM
> To: 'mgs@autox.team.net'
> Subject: Broken Exhaust Manifolds on MGBs
>
>
> Hi everybody!
> About a month and 1000 miles ago, I took my daily driver, a 77 MGB to
> an MG expert for a routine checkup. He found the exhaust manifold
> broken - I bought a used one from him for $300 and he installed it
> for another $400.
>
> Now, the manifold is broken again. I wonder if any of you have
> experienced such a problem. Is this a symptom of something else, or
> did I just get stuck with a bad used manifold ? He did check the old
> manifold before selling it to me. (This is for a single Zenith carb)
>
> Either way, with new manifolds going for $575, and another $400
> labour likely, Christmas and New Year are going to be quiet occasions
> this year.
>
> Cheers
>
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