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<div>I hope your good fortune holds.</div><div><br></div><div>Gary</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature">Sent from my mobile phone.</div><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Stephen Holst <stephen.holst@randrglobal.com> <br>Date: 04/19/2016 3:45 PM (GMT-06:00) <br>To: Gary and Cindy Ault <aultgc@att.net>, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net, Brad <bradleygt@excite.com> <br>Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Exhaust header <br><br>Hi:<br>My original manifold on my 68 2000 has never cracked and has been off and on<br>several times for valve work.<br>Steve<br>1968 SRL311<br><br><br>On 4/18/16, 4:37 PM, "Gary and Cindy Ault via Datsun-roadsters"<br><datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br>> Brad,<br><br>1600 or 2000? The factory manifold on my 2000 cracked at the weld<br>> between #2 and #3. I had it welded, and it cracked again. I bought a new<br>> manifold, and it, too, cracked at that same seam. I replaced the factory<br>> exhaust manifold with a header, which has never given me trouble.<br><br>I have no<br>> idea what the reliability experience has been with factory 1600<br>> manifolds.<br><br>Gary<br>--------------------------------------------<br>On Mon, 4/18/16,<br>> Brad via Datsun-roadsters <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br> Subject:<br>> [Roadsters] Exhaust header<br> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net<br> Date: Monday,<br>> April 18, 2016, 12:28 PM<br><br><br> <br><br> Would it be better to replace the factory<br>> header with<br> one that is already ceramic coated or have the factory<br> header<br>> coated ? My understanding is you might have to<br> replace the starter with a<br>> shorter starter if you go with<br> the after market header. I found the<br>> aftermarket coated<br> header for $325. The stock header has a couple of crack<br>> the<br> need some attention I can weld those and to have those<br> coated is $175.<br>> But with the stock header continue to need<br> repair for crack. Or just repair<br>> the cracks and leave<br> alone.<br><br> Thanks everyone<br><br> <br><br> Brad<br> -----Inline<br>> Attachment Follows-----<br><br> ________________________________________<br><br><br>> datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net<br><br> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br><br>> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive<br> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums<br><br>> Unsubscribe: <br>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/aultgc@att.net<br><br><br>><br>________________________________________<br><br>datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net<br><br>Do<br>> nate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br>Archive:<br>> http://www.team.net/archive<br>Forums: http://www.team.net/forums<br>Unsubscribe:<br>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/stephen.holst@randrglob<br>> al.com<br><br><br><br><br><br></body></html>