DeTomaso Mailing List: March 2000, Message #25

Asa Jay,

For what it's worth, I had my GTS headers coated in March 1998 by 
Airborne in Oklahoma. It looked like they did a pretty damned good 
job considering how bad they looked when I sent them to them...

However, the right side header cracked bigtime in about three places 
six months or so ago. So badly that it was said to be unrepairable by 
everyone I took it to. So I bought a new one.

Sunday I pulled the left side thinking I had a gasket leak and found 
instead that the tube for #7 was just about cracked all the way 
around. There's only 10% or so holding it together! Plus I found 
another crack all the way along a weld near the collector.

So, another new one is on the way from PPC.

Sure makes me wonder whether I should have left them alone or not... 
They worked great for 14 years and no sooner than I get done coating 
them and they start cracking badly.

I'd buy new ones based on my recent experience...

FWIW,

Kirby


At 16:18 -0500 1/3/2000, Asa Jay Laughton wrote:
>All,
>
>Opinions on having headers coated?
>
>Headers are off my Mach I.  I figure if it's $200 for a new pair, or blast
>and coat the old ones for around $300, I might as well coat the old ones.
>I need to know vendors, phone numbers and addresses so I can shop around.
>This is kind of urgent, since I really need to get the Mach I running,
>hopefully before St. Patricks day.
>
>All advice considered.
>
>Thanks,
>Asa Jay