It is an aluminum intake. : ) Ken Quoting Thomas Garner <Tgarner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Well the details indicate that it came off an 1986 CJ-7 Jeep with a 258. Did > they have cast iron intakes then? > > FREE SATELLITE DISH AND INSTALL!! > http://www.bestofdishnetwork.com/ > > > --- tomj@xxxxxxx wrote: > > From: tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> > To: Tgarner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" > <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Ebay intake/exhaust > Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:08:53 -0700 > > You might hold out for an aluminum intake (if that is not one). They're far, > far superior. The old cast iron jobs warp badly with age, and leak, and > leaky intake is far worse than a minor leak on exhaust. It's worth plumbing > up the water too; it's temperature stabilized, and carbs like that. (Mine's > plumbed in parallel with the heater with some "Y"s I got from NAPA. Very > easy.) > No real downside to the aluminum jobs either. I had one badly corroded one, > the threads for the water nipples were really bad, so I ran a tap through > them to clean it up, and JB Welded the brass nipples in. Even mediocre > cooling system maintenance will prevent that. > > Saves 20 lbs off the driver side of the car too! > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > Are you prepared for your exam > 4TestsMail - Free email you can access from anywhere! > http://www.4testsmail.com/ > _______________________________________________ > AMC-list mailing list > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com