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Old 12-02-2020, 06:16 PM   #9
nkaminar
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Default Re: A-18478-s manifold heater

Make sure you don't have any exhaust manifold leaks.
Back in the day you could buy a cast iron exhaust manifold with the heater channel cast into it. It was supplied with a little tube with a flap to act as a regulator.
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