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#1 New member in France
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 9:36 pm
by Beginner
H all,
Here I am with my newly and fully restored 1961 flat floor e type !!
Only drove 1100km so far..looks and sounds great..!
Except exhaust manifold getting enamell cracked after normal driving..
Where to get good quality enamalled cast iron??
#2 Re: New member in France
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 9:45 pm
by Gfhug
Welcome to the best place for all things E Type. Do you have a name? Please add it to the signature area, it’s much nicer to address you correctly.
As for cracked manifold enamel, it is a common problem. Read this topic and it will help explain some things people try:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=17026
A well known journalist said that if the enamel hadn’t cracked then you weren’t driving the car hard enough!
Geoff
#3 Re: New member in France
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 10:29 pm
by frogeater
Hello,
Welcome to this great forum without any correspondence in France.
Where are you placed in France?
#4 Re: New member in France
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:00 am
by Polse7317
+1 welcome
#5 Re: New member in France
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 11:48 am
by Beginner
I am located near Strasbourg close to the german border...
#6 Re: New member in France
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 4:00 pm
by malcolm
Hi and welcome to the forum!
#7 Re: New member in France
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:07 pm
by Gfhug
Phil, have you contacted SNG Barratts as you would have seen they have new manifolds if you’ve read the topic I linked to?
Geoff
#8 Re: New member in France
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2022 11:13 am
by Heuer
SNGB also ffer the cast manifolds in bare metal so you can treat them with BBQ paint. This lasts a long time and is easy to reapply and touch up when necessary. The porcelain finish crazes and cracks with rapid temperature changes caused by enthusiastic driving or when rain water hits them. Brake in the rain and water rushes dwn the screen and bonnet iunto the louvres and on to the hot manifolds.