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Scorpio_Mike
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2.3 16v Plastic inlet manifold
« on: May 25th, 2008, 10:17pm » |
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Anyone know if the 2.3 Scorpio inlet manifold is the same as the one on the 2.3 Galaxy ?
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Re: 2.3 16v Plastic inlet manifold
« Reply #1 on: May 26th, 2008, 12:33am » |
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no genuine galaxy manifolds use a blanking gasket at front and have no water in them .so no leak problems..they have no enserts fore water pipe or electric sensors.the water flows front to backof head useing the blanking plate you find on backof 2.0 and 2,3 scorpios heads if you are looking for a scorpio inlet manifold i have a spair
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Re: 2.3 16v Plastic inlet manifold
« Reply #2 on: May 26th, 2008, 8:10am » |
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Thanks for the info.
I saw a 2.3 Galaxy inlet manifold on ebay for £19.99 - thought it might be worth picking up as a spare.
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Re: 2.3 16v Plastic inlet manifold
« Reply #3 on: May 26th, 2008, 1:05pm » |
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hi there
pm sent.
cheers
andrew
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Re: 2.3 16v Plastic inlet manifold
« Reply #4 on: Jun 5th, 2008, 1:30am » |
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I just bought a 2.3 galaxy inlet manifold off Ebay for £15 & it is identical to the 2.3 Scorp manifold.
Granted, it doesn't have the brass nut fittings for the sensors or a brass outlet pipe for the matrix hose, but the ones from my old manifold should pop out easy enough & with some new O rings.....& maybe some extra strong high temperature glue......should whack into the Galaxy manifold, no problem 
As stated before, the Galaxy doesn't actually use the t-stat housing part of the manifold. So seeing as it has never had any use, then there shouldn't be a problem with it splitting at anytime in the near future....unlike every second hand Scorp one I've ever bought 
P.S.....the manifold was 'buy it now' £19.99, but those nice people at Ebay gave me a £5.00 gift voucher to spend on anything over a tenner. So the manifold only cost me £14.99  ......alot cheaper than a used Scorp one & it has an unused, good as new t-stat housing
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Re: 2.3 16v Plastic inlet manifold
« Reply #5 on: Jun 5th, 2008, 6:47am » |
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hi jc
very interested in this news. can you send me a photo or two?
cheers
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Re: 2.3 16v Plastic inlet manifold
« Reply #6 on: Jun 5th, 2008, 7:16am » |
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We have the JC 'airlock removal system' can we now look forward to a 'JC manifold mod' !!. 
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Re: 2.3 16v Plastic inlet manifold
« Reply #7 on: Jun 5th, 2008, 10:18am » |
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Thanks for the info JC, I nearly bought that one.
Expect the prices will go up now.
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Re: 2.3 16v Plastic inlet manifold
« Reply #8 on: Jun 5th, 2008, 5:31pm » |
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It also doesn't have the fittings for the t-stat cover bolts, but again, I'll have to rip 'em out the old manifold & fix them in
I wonder if Ford sell the sensor fittings etc on their own ? 
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Re: 2.3 16v Plastic inlet manifold
« Reply #9 on: Jun 5th, 2008, 6:04pm » |
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A blank canvas at the moment .......
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Re: 2.3 16v Plastic inlet manifold
« Reply #10 on: Jun 5th, 2008, 6:32pm » |
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eyes off any more!!! they're mine!
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Jonnycab
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Re: 2.3 16v Plastic inlet manifold
« Reply #11 on: Jun 8th, 2008, 4:44pm » |
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Done .....the 2.3 Galaxy manifold is now a 2.3 Scorp manifold .........
It was a b*****d getting the fittings out of the old manifold. I ended up cutting the t-stat housing to bits with a hacksaw
I couldn't get new O rings so I just left the old ones in place & smeared slow setting, extra strong high temp glue around the fittings & pressed them in with a G clamp & a piece of wood, so as not to damage the housing.
The t-stat cover fittings had to be filed down slightly as they were never going to go in without running the risk of cracking something.
So once filed down a tad, I used the glue & G clamp to fix them in, but the one in front of the temp guage sender had to be hammered in very carefully as I couldn't get the G clamp in there. Managed to get it most of the way in with only about half a mm protruding, then filed it flush with the face
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Re: 2.3 16v Plastic inlet manifold
« Reply #12 on: Jun 8th, 2008, 4:57pm » |
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hi there
good work jc.
i'm winning a bid on ebay at the moment for one, so fingers crossed.
andrew
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Re: 2.3 16v Plastic inlet manifold
« Reply #13 on: Jun 8th, 2008, 5:45pm » |
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won it!!!!
jc, you don't have any spare 'inserts'?
or if anyone else has a broken 2.3 manifold.
that way i could give it to my 'gas man' completed. not sure how he'd feel about doing the mod.
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Re: 2.3 16v Plastic inlet manifold
« Reply #14 on: Jun 8th, 2008, 6:01pm » |
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Jon, That looks a top class job . Mike
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Re: 2.3 16v Plastic inlet manifold
« Reply #15 on: Jun 8th, 2008, 6:09pm » |
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Sorry Andrew, no spare inserts I'm afraid....not unless the current repaired manifold that is on the car splits open tomorrow
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Re: 2.3 16v Plastic inlet manifold
« Reply #16 on: Jun 8th, 2008, 6:15pm » |
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hi jc
Quote:not unless the current repaired manifold that is on the car splits open tomorrow
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that's what i'm hoping for!!
i'll just print this topic out and see what he says.
worst case is waiting to the end of the month. the wife's away for 10 days so i can use her (normally mine now) car.
cheers
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Re: 2.3 16v Plastic inlet manifold
« Reply #17 on: Jun 12th, 2008, 9:43pm » |
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hi there
well my manifold arrived today. i've stripped the throttle body and egr off it and gave it a clean inside with carb cleaner.
just need the inserts and i'll then take to get the gas nozzles fitted.
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Jonnycab
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Re: 2.3 16v Plastic inlet manifold
« Reply #18 on: Jun 13th, 2008, 2:12am » |
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Great news Andrew .....once the inserts are in & the manifold is fitted, then hopefully no more leaking t-stat housing for a long while.......may even outlast the car
If you're interested in the glue I used to fix the inserts.... It's this stuff
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Re: 2.3 16v Plastic inlet manifold
« Reply #19 on: Jun 13th, 2008, 8:18am » |
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hi jc
yes, i've used that before, but a saw a 2 pack/1 dispenser which can go to 150 oC. though about trying that.
regards
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