Aluminium Inlet Manifold Welding

[Glade]

My Inlet manifold has recently started leaking.

You can see the joint where the leak is...



When I took the manifold off there is a crack on each cylinder.



I'll get one of our fabrication subbies to have a look at it at work, but does PH think it'll be OK to get it welded?

ETA: If you look at the bottom of the second pic you can see the other side of the plate, which isn't welded. I think it would be best to get both sides welded up.

Edited by Glade on Tuesday 27th July 21:33

[singlecoil]

Getting it welded has got to be worth a try. How will you get the flange face flat again afterwards, do you have any suitable machinery for that?

[EFA]

You can get any decent ally fabricator to weld it.

To stop it bending you can bolt it to a big lump of steel although I doubt it will distort much.

Getting the mating surface for the head flat is a 5 min job for someone with a milling machine.

If the whole fix costs you more than £40 you've been ripped off!

[Glade]

I can get the faces milled in our machine shop at work, its just the ally welding.

Anyone seen this type of manifold before?? Seems like a poor design, only being welded on one side.
I don't see why it would need flexibility designed in.

[Alan Whitaker]

Hi,
Just send it up to these, they did my manifold, best welding I have seen.

http://www.boggbros.co.uk/

Alan