Is this an unfixable crack

I finally scored a dual intake for my 330 hemi build and found this sizeable crack upon arrival. In fairness to the seller it was not there in the pics and I am hoping I wasn't sold an expensive paperweight...Is this toast?

 

Looks like it can be welded .Probably the shippers fault .

 

Weld that bad boy up! doesnt look like too bad of a crack

 

A good welder can fit it no sweat. I would make some kind of fixture to hold that ear in alignment to the rest of the manifold , a head maybe. I would atempt that and I'm not that good of a aluminum welder. A bit of pre heat will help alot also.

 

^^^^^^^^^^I believe it's cast iron and should be no problem.........

 

Definitely repairable. Make sure the welder has done it before though!

 

More likely the packer/senders fault.....

 

If its cast iron I could stitch it aswell welding by the right guy is also a good way but becareful make sure they are qualify`d

 

cast iron or aluminum it should be easily weldable, aluminum would be easier to gaurantee I suppose, when I use a desoto manifold I remove the gen bracket mount from the manifold cause it steamlines the look and mount an alt on the pass side where the fuel pump goes, cleans up the engine and lets you show off the valve covers better.

 

once you remove the gen bracket you may find the crack has been removed.

 

Definately not fixable. Please send to me for proper disposal.

 

After you grind the weld to match, take a Needle Scaler to the weld. It will dimple the metal and match the casting surrounding it.

 

Very fixable by a competent welder, any actual welding house by you shoudl be able to do it - I wouldnt trust a Mr. Muffler type welder guy to handle it, but someone who has done a wide range of welding will be able to solve that without flinching.

 

Get yourself a old cast iron piston ring and a person who understands how to pre heat and post cool cast iron. Use the cast iron piston ring for the filler rod, Yes its thruly fixable, TR

 

Yes. After I got certified in stick electrode arc welding, my instructor one day handed me a car rotor with a crack in it to weld up. He didn't show me how to do it. I knew it had to be done with a steel/nickle rod but wasn't told about the need to preheat it. Couldn't do it. I think he got a chuckle out of it. Ideally cast iron should be preheated over 1500 degrees in a furnace. If possible the welding should be done in the furnace. Most of the stresses and strains can be eliminated this way. Some experienced welders will preheat cast iron with oxyacetelene torch using a rosebud. Have a qualified shop do it.

 

If you braze it the iron won't get hot enough to recrack.



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Try jb

 

Up on thehemi.com Forum a guy fixed one worse than this.

 

Sent you a PM. I'm in NJ. It's fixable.

 

Piece-o-Cake! Where are you in Jersey? Call Raceweld on Rt 22 in Lebanon,N.J. They do this stuff all the time. Phone# (908) 236-6533.

 

If its cast iron , nickel rod will do it nicely
If aluminum I'd try tig welding it

 

Was the intake damaged when you received it?

 

I should add I'm in Raritan (08869)

 

i would open it up a bit with a file, clean it very good, bolt it in place, and jb weld it.

 

here are some pics, sorry there is no real good shot of the alt bracket.



alternator is hidden by the headlight, I do not own this T anymore and for some reason I never took a pic of the alternator.

 

I've discovered I can fix nearly everything except a broken heart and the break of day, Just takes more time and money. Yes, I believe it's repairable. If you don't want it, toss it this way................

 

Good idea, I'm gonna remember that one.

 

Here is one that I had shipped that was broken much worse and repaired beautifully (IMO).

 

Thanks guys. I am taking it to my guy and I will update with pics in a few wks...I appreciate all the feedback