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I would just get it Professionally TIG welded. The weld itself would be
stronger than the metal, if done right. However, here is part that is
often not done and will probably cause a problem in the future. Bring
it to a machine shop and have the exhaust flanges machined down to make
sure it is not warp.

You are looking at max 150 max not including labor. Any performance
shop can tig weld. If you are local, I would have tig welded it for you
for the price of the welding gas...20 bucks.

Try Rey Recee _ ()
They indicate they have one for each side at $277 each.

Bob W.






In a message dated 5/22/2008 12:43:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
foosnews@... writes:




Hi all,

I have a 2002 Weekender with 65,000 miles. I started hearing a new sound
from the engine
recently, and took it in to my trusted mechanic, Lusti Motors, here in San
Diego. They
diagnosed a cracked exhaust manifold. Needless to say, I'm getting ready for
an $800+
repair job. The only thing is, there are no manifolds available. Lusti tells
me they're on
backorder at VW HQ and they have no way of knowing when they'll get one.
They offered to
attempt a weld, but couldn't guarantee a fix, in which case I'd be on the
hook for two
manifold jobs.

Anyone here know of a secret source for this part. I don't want to drive
with this leak for too
much longer.

Thanks.







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Hi all,

I have a 2002 Weekender with 65,000 miles. I started hearing a new sound from the engine
recently, and took it in to my trusted mechanic, Lusti Motors, here in San Diego. They
diagnosed a cracked exhaust manifold. Needless to say, I'm getting ready for an $800+
repair job. The only thing is, there are no manifolds available. Lusti tells me they're on
backorder at VW HQ and they have no way of knowing when they'll get one. They offered to
attempt a weld, but couldn't guarantee a fix, in which case I'd be on the hook for two
manifold jobs.

Anyone here know of a secret source for this part. I don't want to drive with this leak for too
much longer.

Thanks.

I looked these up through my sources and I found one manifold in stock
in the US. It is the manifold that does cylinders 4-6. The manifold is
in two parts. One half does cylinder 1-3 and the other does cylinders
4-6. Do you know which of these two you need? It is hard for me to
imagine that both manifolds would be bad at the same time. The other
manifold does seem to be unavailable at the moment. However I have
another source that can do a red order for something like this as long
as it is available in Germany for about another $20 onto the price. The
manifolds are selling for $369 each. Let me know if you want my help
securing this for you.

Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com


foosnews wrote:

Hi all,

I have a 2002 Weekender with 65,000 miles. I started hearing a new
sound from the engine
recently, and took it in to my trusted mechanic, Lusti Motors, here in
San Diego. They
diagnosed a cracked exhaust manifold. Needless to say, I'm getting
ready for an $800+
repair job. The only thing is, there are no manifolds available. Lusti
tells me they're on
backorder at VW HQ and they have no way of knowing when they'll get
one. They offered to
attempt a weld, but couldn't guarantee a fix, in which case I'd be on
the hook for two
manifold jobs.

Anyone here know of a secret source for this part. I don't want to
drive with this leak for too
much longer.

Thanks.

Thanks Ken. I'll check with the mechanic on the particular manifold in question. By the
way, I've never been in the position where I've had to bring my own part to a mechanic
and have them install it. Do they get perturbed that they can't secure the part themselves
and add their markup? What's protocol here?

--- In ev_update@... <mailto:ev_update%40yahoogroups.com>, Ken Wilford <Kenwilfy@...> wrote:

I looked these up through my sources and I found one manifold in stock
in the US. It is the manifold that does cylinders 4-6. The manifold is
in two parts. One half does cylinder 1-3 and the other does cylinders
4-6. Do you know which of these two you need? It is hard for me to
imagine that both manifolds would be bad at the same time. The other
manifold does seem to be unavailable at the moment. However I have
another source that can do a red order for something like this as long
as it is available in Germany for about another $20 onto the price. The
manifolds are selling for $369 each. Let me know if you want my help
securing this for you.

Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com


foosnews wrote:

Hi all,

I have a 2002 Weekender with 65,000 miles. I started hearing a new
sound from the engine
recently, and took it in to my trusted mechanic, Lusti Motors,

here in

San Diego. They
diagnosed a cracked exhaust manifold. Needless to say, I'm getting
ready for an $800+
repair job. The only thing is, there are no manifolds available.

Lusti

tells me they're on
backorder at VW HQ and they have no way of knowing when they'll get
one. They offered to
attempt a weld, but couldn't guarantee a fix, in which case I'd be on
the hook for two
manifold jobs.

Anyone here know of a secret source for this part. I don't want to
drive with this leak for too
much longer.

Thanks.