Got the 100K miles blues, F-150
As some of you remember, I recently did the plug job on my F-150 and was very sucessful in it's outcome. After getting the coolant and fuel filter changed, and a new fuel pump control module installed...
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jus2shy wrote:Chryslers Pentastar engines have the integrated exhaust manifolds on the them......a great idea!!mosseater wrote:
As I rationalize it in my head, (and my wallet) I know you guys are correct. To finally own it means another type of headache. That's just how it is.
Yeah, that tapping is pretty loud for the first 22 seconds, then it quiets down. Problem now is I'm smelling it stronger in the cabin than I ever have before, so it's going to need done for PA inspection. A strict no-no here. I'm also worried about erosion and losing a head or burning a valve. I just have that sinking feeling that it's going to be more than the $800, and that the other side will follow suit soon after. And, of course since the leak likely started at about 30K initially, the new gaskets aren't going to last long either.
I just love how we claim to be so much more advanced now, but we're still wrestling with the problems that remain unsolved since the dawn of the automotive age. Sealing exhaust manifolds??? Really? I guess a computer can't solve that one, eh? Sheesh!
The solution is building cylinder heads with integrated intake and exhaust manifolds (No gaskets, no bolts). I think Volkswagen or some European company and a few GM 4-banger motors moved that way. Sadly, you never know just how bad a problem is until you start peeling the layers of that onion. G'luck and hopefully it isn't anything too bad!
