Tempo

Have a 92 with a cracked exhaust pipe just below the manifold area. I have to remove the manifold to drop it down and get welded. Any hints on removal??, or is it not worth it. I hate to junk the car it has many good new parts and still starts after sitting all year, just sounds like straight pipes.

4 cyl or V6?

sorry for the delay in replying. its a 6. have to move it for the winter so it's now or never.

I know the V6 is a tight squeeze in the Tempo. If you unbolt the rear trans. mount bracket from under the car, you might be able to rock the engine enough to get better access to the back manifold. If you're lucky, the manifold may not have to come off at all. You may be able to reach the flange bolts once you rock the engine back a little and get the pipe off. Also, soak the flange bolts with penetrating oil. The longer they soak (overnight, 24 hours, etc.) the easier they will come off. I'll also check the Tempo shop manual in case there is a procedure for removal.

Is the stock manifold on a v6 tempo cast iron? If it is, why would you weld that?!

Is the stock manifold on a v6 tempo cast iron? If it is, why would you weld that?!

The issue is whether or not the manifold must come out in order to weld the pipe.

BTW, since my last post in November, I bought a '94 V6 Tempo myself. It looks to me like the pipe should unbolt from the manifold without any problem. But you may have to raise the car quite a bit to get the pipe out though. It won't be a fun job on your back, that's for sure. Also, the joint where the headpipe bolts to the catalytic converter must be able to flex. There should be spring bolts attaching the two. If not, other parts, such as the headpipe, will stress and break.

Wow it's been some time. I did move the car for the winter and tried to remove stuff to get the pipe out. Some were easy but I don't think it's worth the effot. It's not the manifold that needs welding it's the pipe. I think when the snow melts I'm gonna call the junk yard.

Hey, where do you live? Shoot me a PM before you scrap it, please!

just north of Boston by Rt 1

It's quite a distance for me, but gimme a price, here or through PM, and I might take it off your hands. A scrapyard won't give you much; its a 13-yr-old car, and the parts don't move quickly. If it'll drive, it might get "road-tested" on my way back to Ohio. :lol: