[Farmall] New Manifold for 1949H

[Jim Becker]

Tom,
Interesting.  There are a bunch of places that are selling manifolds using 
the same exact picture of the painted manifold.  As I already said, most of 
the other places have a price around $150.  It is probably the generic 
Chinese manifold.  I don't see how paying more for the same exact item will 
improve the quality.  The quick shot of cheap red paint doesn't add much 
either.

I assume the unpainted one is of from Steiner.  I am sure it is cast iron. 
I can't say on this specific part, but Steiner does get a lot of his own 
casting work done.  It is likely to fit and work well.  I think this is the 
one to go with (or call Joe's as Ben suggested).

On the hole you asked about, I read your question as a reference to the 
threaded hole in the intake side of the manual.  It is a vacuum port and 
normally is filled with a pipe plug.  Ben read it as a reference to the weep 
holes which are normally in the exhaust side of the manifold.  Those holes 
were originally left open and often fill with rust over time.  Small tapered 
plugs were driven in to plug them on the A/B tractors that had pneumatic 
lift.  That is why our answers are a bit different.  Either way, the holes 
belong there.

Jim

-----Original Message----- 
From: Tim Savelle
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 6:46 AM
To: Farmall/IHC mailing list
Subject: Re: [Farmall] New Manifold for 1949H

*Jim,*
*
*
*I found the painted manifold at farmallparts.com.  It appeared to me that
the cheaper one, the unpainted one, might not be cast iron.  What do you
think?   I'm also curious, and a little concerned, about the slots cut
through the flange bolt holes in the cheaper one.  For heat expansion
perhaps?  I didn't think casting expands/contracts with changes in
temperature.  Below are the photo links again.*
*
*
*Thanks,*
*Tim*

*
www.picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rzoM7CiokM89QfE3klicT9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink

www.picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_8iRQToJBc_4Gp7aiD_ag9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
*
On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 11:58 PM, Jim Becker <jim.becker at verizon.net> wrote:

> Where did you find that manifold for $240?  Every place I found it, it was
> under $150.  I think the second one looks like the original, even has a
> part
> number and logo.
>
> The hole is for a vacuum line, is usually plugged.
> Jim Becker
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Savelle
> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 9:40 PM
> To: Farmall/IHC mailing list
> Subject: [Farmall] New Manifold for 1949H
>
> *My exhaust pipe recently broke off the manifold on my 1949 H (someone had
> done a poor job of welding it on).  I made a "chaser" pipe as someone
> suggested in an earlier email, but I couldn't get the threads to catch.
> Manifold threads are just too full of carbon and krud.  So I took it to a
> machine shop (the entire tractor) and they tried to tap it with a 2" tap.
> The manifold threads completely disintegrated when the tap threads started
> cutting.  Looks like I'm faced with purchasing a new manifold (I don't 
> know
> of a junker H around here I can get one off of).*
> *
> *
> *I found two on different websites.  One appears to be stock and painted.
> $239.00.  The other one is a lot cheaper.  $154.90.  Below are links to
> picasa images of both.  Prices are captions below the images.*
> *
> *
> *Thoughts anyone?  I obviously want to save money, but want a quality part
> as well.  By the way, in the cheaper one, why is there a hole in the
> carburetor pipe?*
> *
> *
> *Thanks,*
> *Tim*
> *
> *
> *
>
> www.picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rzoM7CiokM89QfE3klicT9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
>
>
> www.picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_8iRQToJBc_4Gp7aiD_ag9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
> *
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