Service Wanted- Cast Iron Welding for Exhaust Manifold

[Kblake]

Can anyone recommend someone to weld a cracked cast iron exhaust manifold? I've been unlucky finding anyone locally that will heat weld cast iron. 

 

It is for a 1932 Dodge Brothers DK-8 and the supply of replacement DK-8 manifolds have seemed to have dried up. 

 

Thanks,
Kyle

[Kblake]

The offending crack. 

[Mark Shaw]

I have two here in the Northwest.  One north of Seattle and one in Vancouver, WA. 

Let me know if you strike out back east.

[Paul S]

I have done it, and I am not to far away from you.

 

is it cracked or completely broken off ??

 

[Kblake]

35 minutes ago, Paul S said:

I have done it, and I am not to far away from you.

 

is it cracked or completely broken off ??

 

Just cracked from what I've seen so far. 

 

Kyle

[Dave39MD]

Paul S did a beautiful job on my straight 8 exhaust manifold.

 

Dave

[DFeeney]

I believe the DK-8 Dodge engine in 1930 was from the Chrysler CD-8 family.  Therefore I would try to find a CD-8 manifold.  As time went by these manifolds burnout from the inside and become thinner.  Any thing that heats and cools is going to have problems.  When you get finished with your manifold have it surface milled for flatness.  As you mentioned manifolds are hard to find.  Try the forum member Gunsmoke who has CD-8 spares and is quite knowledgeable.    Good Luck.

[Mike "Hubbie" Stearns]

Don’t weld it lock stitch it. Mike