Cracked exhaust manifold part 2
a continue of old thread. I have disassembled the 8.3 to the point of being now able to clean up the engine and start the re-assembly. Parts were $923.00 and the labor was estimated to be $1400...
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Tom/Barb, don't know where your manifold was cracked but I had to replace a manifold gasket on mine a couple years ago. Mine was blowing hot exhaust gases on the dip stick tube that wasn't discovered until we were 2K miles on our way to Alaska. The tube developed a small hole and was blowing oil on the back of the coach and my truck. I had a new tube air freighted to a shop in Edmonton Alberta for repair. So that problem wouldn't happen again I had the shop split a small heater hose and put over the new dip stick tube. Something you may want to consider.
