On Jul 15, 11:28*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:00:17 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Or
should I jsut bite it and buy a new manifold?

Yes, and check/replace the risers also. *If either one fails you can
hydro lock the engine with disasterous results. *In salt water they
have a typical life expectancy of 4 or 5 years.

Yes, and these are origionals from 1977. When I do the manifold work,
I'll at least take them to the boat shop and at least have them tested
and evaluated.