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41plym · 10-09-2013, 03:21 PM

So I remove my manifold on Saturday so I can take it to the machine shop first thing Monday. Machinist says it will be ready that afternoon so I show up Tuesday morning about 10 and manifold is not done and he says give him an hour. I had some other errands to run so I took care of them and returned about an hour and a half later.
As soon as I walked thru the door I could see something was wrong. "I dropped your manifold and broke it in two but I have another one on its way". He calls me later in the day and says it's ready so I went and picked it up and it looked great. This morning I put it back on and went to hook the muffler up and the clamp would not fit (new clamp and muffler but had it briefly on old manifold) I worked and worked without any luck so I called shop and asked if they would measure dia. on old manifold 2 3/4" the replacement they provided is 3", can't you just grind it they ask? I took the manifold off and returned to the shop and compared the manifolds side by side and the flanges are clearly different and also appears to be slightly different casting. So I'm not sure if maybe this is after market or what, but machine shop had all these half assed suggestions on how to make it work instead of saying let us find the correct manifold and make it right. I know he's losing money on the deal but it's not my fault he dropped it. I'm is business for myself and I would try do what ever it took to make it right. O.K. I'm done

newshirt · 10-09-2013, 03:47 PM

Tell the shop to call Bert's for another original. It will cost them... but hey... it was their fault. Maybe they can get it wholesale. Phone: 303-293-3673

700rpm · 10-09-2013, 03:49 PM

41plym-

If you don't want to post the name of the shop here, please PM me with their name. Since I am in the area I want to avoid this kind of trouble.

Thanks.

Ray

41plym · 10-09-2013, 04:07 PM

700rpm
They still have a chance to make it right, I left the parts with them.
If they don't make it right I will let you know.
You don't by chance have a spare exhaust manifold just in case they don't?

Tom Wesenberg · 10-09-2013, 04:15 PM

The repro exhaust manifolds I've seen have been excellent in looks and fit.

Mitch//pa · 10-09-2013, 04:25 PM

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i have a brand new one from snyders that was used for a couple miles road testing my chassis. i painted it with eastwoods high temp gray manifold paint but then decided to get the new snyders ceramic coated one. will sell it alot cheaper than you can buy one for huge discount /blow out sale pm me if interested.

41plym · 10-09-2013, 05:42 PM

Anyone know why the one he used would have a larger flange?

montanafordman · 10-09-2013, 05:58 PM

I bought an intake and exhaust manifold from Snyders a little over a year ago and have had no problems. I'm also running an Aries muffler.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 10-09-2013, 06:20 PM

YEP! 41Ply, It happens to ALL of us! Someday you will think back & LAFF about it! Ask me about when Gregg broke my NEW L/H threaded 2 piece crank pulley, broke my NEW tail light lens, cracked the lens in my NEW ammpumeter, YES, he did all those! Me, I "never" broke nuthing (HAH!!)
I "try" to make life's disappointments into "humor" & it's cheeper than a SHRINK!
What would Chief, or Purdy, or my "Son", Mitch say? Probably like, "Well, at least Gregg didn't break the windshield, them are REAL suspensive & a BITCH to replace"!! But Gregg makes REAL good COFFEE bILL w.

700rpm · 10-09-2013, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 41plym

700rpm
They still have a chance to make it right, I left the parts with them.
If they don't make it right I will let you know.
You don't by chance have a spare exhaust manifold just in case they don't?

Actually, I do. They have been machined, painted, and ready to install. I used a set that had the Autolite heater on it, so this one is extra for me. The exhaust manifold has typical pitting in the front and drops in the back some. $10 if you can use it.

Joat1000 · 10-09-2013, 07:10 PM

I tell my suppliers and the guys that work for me the same thing.

Everybody makes mistakes, hopefully only once, but it's what you do to fix'em that is the real test of craftsmanship.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 10-09-2013, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joat1000

I tell my suppliers and the guys that work for me the same thing.

Everybody makes mistakes, hopefully only once, but it's what you do to fix'em that is the real test of craftsmanship.

Yup, a REAL CRAFTSMAN is one who can cover up his mistakes, "UNDETECTED"

bILL w.

41plym · 10-09-2013, 08:26 PM

Agreed

10-09-2013, 03:21 PM	#1
41plym Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ridgefield Washington Posts: 87	Is it just me or does this kind of stuff happen to everybody So I remove my manifold on Saturday so I can take it to the machine shop first thing Monday. Machinist says it will be ready that afternoon so I show up Tuesday morning about 10 and manifold is not done and he says give him an hour. I had some other errands to run so I took care of them and returned about an hour and a half later. As soon as I walked thru the door I could see something was wrong. "I dropped your manifold and broke it in two but I have another one on its way". He calls me later in the day and says it's ready so I went and picked it up and it looked great. This morning I put it back on and went to hook the muffler up and the clamp would not fit (new clamp and muffler but had it briefly on old manifold) I worked and worked without any luck so I called shop and asked if they would measure dia. on old manifold 2 3/4" the replacement they provided is 3", can't you just grind it they ask? I took the manifold off and returned to the shop and compared the manifolds side by side and the flanges are clearly different and also appears to be slightly different casting. So I'm not sure if maybe this is after market or what, but machine shop had all these half assed suggestions on how to make it work instead of saying let us find the correct manifold and make it right. I know he's losing money on the deal but it's not my fault he dropped it. I'm is business for myself and I would try do what ever it took to make it right. O.K. I'm done

10-09-2013, 03:47 PM	#2
newshirt Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 868	Re: Is it just me or does this kind of stuff happen to everybody Tell the shop to call Bert's for another original. It will cost them... but hey... it was their fault. Maybe they can get it wholesale. Phone: 303-293-3673 __________________ Ray White

10-09-2013, 03:49 PM	#3
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 5,902	Re: Is it just me or does this kind of stuff happen to everybody 41plym- If you don't want to post the name of the shop here, please PM me with their name. Since I am in the area I want to avoid this kind of trouble. Thanks. Ray __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.

10-09-2013, 04:07 PM	#4
41plym Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ridgefield Washington Posts: 87	Re: Is it just me or does this kind of stuff happen to everybody 700rpm They still have a chance to make it right, I left the parts with them. If they don't make it right I will let you know. You don't by chance have a spare exhaust manifold just in case they don't?

10-09-2013, 04:15 PM	#5
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Is it just me or does this kind of stuff happen to everybody The repro exhaust manifolds I've seen have been excellent in looks and fit.

10-09-2013, 04:25 PM	#6
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: Is it just me or does this kind of stuff happen to everybody Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) i have a brand new one from snyders that was used for a couple miles road testing my chassis. i painted it with eastwoods high temp gray manifold paint but then decided to get the new snyders ceramic coated one. will sell it alot cheaper than you can buy one for huge discount /blow out sale pm me if interested. Last edited by Mitch//pa; 10-09-2013 at 06:04 PM.

10-09-2013, 05:42 PM	#7
41plym Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ridgefield Washington Posts: 87	Re: Is it just me or does this kind of stuff happen to everybody Anyone know why the one he used would have a larger flange?

10-09-2013, 05:58 PM	#8
montanafordman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Meridian, ID Posts: 568	Re: Is it just me or does this kind of stuff happen to everybody I bought an intake and exhaust manifold from Snyders a little over a year ago and have had no problems. I'm also running an Aries muffler. __________________ Aaron in Tacoma (although still a Montana hillbilly at heart )

10-09-2013, 06:20 PM	#9
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Is it just me or does this kind of stuff happen to everybody YEP! 41Ply, It happens to ALL of us! Someday you will think back & LAFF about it! Ask me about when Gregg broke my NEW L/H threaded 2 piece crank pulley, broke my NEW tail light lens, cracked the lens in my NEW ammpumeter, YES, he did all those! Me, I "never" broke nuthing (HAH!!) I "try" to make life's disappointments into "humor" & it's cheeper than a SHRINK! What would Chief, or Purdy, or my "Son", Mitch say? Probably like, "Well, at least Gregg didn't break the windshield, them are REAL suspensive & a BITCH to replace"!! But Gregg makes REAL good COFFEE bILL w. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

10-09-2013, 07:10 PM	#11
Joat1000 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Posts: 7	Re: Is it just me or does this kind of stuff happen to everybody I tell my suppliers and the guys that work for me the same thing. Everybody makes mistakes, hopefully only once, but it's what you do to fix'em that is the real test of craftsmanship.

10-09-2013, 08:26 PM	#13
41plym Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ridgefield Washington Posts: 87	Re: Is it just me or does this kind of stuff happen to everybody Agreed