C. E. White wrote:
>
> "George Adams" <george9219@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:1202646762_11385@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> I am considering a pre-emptive intake manifold replacement on my
>> wife's 1997 G.M. 54,000 miles, looks and runs like new.
>>
>> I checked Advance Auto Parts website and found two choices, the
>> Motormite at $265, and the Dorman at $199. The show a picture of the
>> Dorman, and it appears to be all plastic like the original. No picture
>> of the Motormite, but it carries a lifetime warranty. Anyone have any
>> info on these two items?
>>
>> TIA,
>> George
>
> I am curious why you think you need to replace the manifold at this late
> date. My Mother owned two Grand Marquis and I owned a Mustang with that
> engine and none had the manifold problem. And even if the manifold
> fails, the engine has "fail safe cooling." You would be able to continue
> driving the vehicle (at reduced speed) to reach a repair location.
>
> You might want to read
> http://www.p71interceptor.com/recalls/01m02/tsb0222.html
.
>
> The Ford replacement manifold (P/N F8AZ-9424-CB) is about $350 (with a
> discount). I wouldn't worry so much about the manifold being plastic, as
> I would about how well it was made.
>
> Rock Auto has a picture of the Dorman manifold. The air runners are
> plastic, but that the water crossover is aluminum (see
>
http://www.dormanproducts.com/images/items/hwrap1/615-178%20alu%20Top.jpg
> or http://tinyurl.com/yprzxk
. The Dorman prroduct page is
> http://tinyurl.com/2l62bh
.
>
> I am not sure why they have a Dorman and a Motormite listing. Motormite
> is a Dorman trade name. As far as I can tell from the Motormite catalog
>
https://www.dormanproducts.com/catalog/motormite/102-110_H-I-JFinal.pdf#Page=9
> the Motormite manifold is the Dorman manifold.
>
> Ed
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Hmm, I didn't fare so well with my 1996 Thunderbird and its 4.6. My
intake manifold blew 5 miles from home while I was passing someone and
it seemed like I overheated very quickly. I made it home, but from
there it had to be towed. This happened in October 1999 with just over
60,000 miles on the car that I had from day 1. Sadly, it was NOT the
same after the intake manifold blew so I traded it on a 2000 F150 in
December of 1999.
Oddly, about 2 years ago, I saw my old car at a junkyard on a display
rack. At least, I thought it was mine because it had the same
aftermarket rims and a real true dual exhaust, which were both
modifications that I made to the car.
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