If the flange is true, and it has the proper torque on it, if there was any problem with the repair it would have failed after not too many heat cycles.
Good job!
Glen
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: Forgot to mention I sandblasted the
: manifold which might have removed any
: internal stress caused by the welding.
: Maybe?
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: Guess it's an example of fortune favors
: the foolish. Running it hard and often.
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: No doubt did everything wrong but
: didn't
: have anything to lose. Jigged it. Cut
: through with a slightly beveled groove.
: Heated it. Mig welded 1/2 with
: stainless wire. Heated again. Mig
: welded 2/2. Buried it in sand to cool.
: So far the car is quiet and nothing has
: cracked yet. Fingers crossed.
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: Throw it away and replace. Super common
: problem with those. Do not mount the
: intake manifold to it when you do
: replace it. I may have one, will have
: to check. Last time I had attempted
: this on a rare Pontiac SD455 manifold.
: It turned into a mess and not worth the
: effort even on a non replaceable rarity
: like that one was.
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: 68 spitfire Mk3: Been so happy since
: the
: pcv valve was sorted I knew Karma was
: out to get me... The front branch of
: the cast iron exhaust manifold cracked
: clean off. Anyone ever weld or had one
: welded? I can mig, tig or braze. How
: did you do it?
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