Slightly thicker than that but , the nice weld you'll make , will cause the air cleaner to not have proper support so it'd likely just crack again beyond the weld.....
As I live in Sunny So. Cal. , I should be able to find a good one with some diligence......
Sadly , I just recently found a pristine 1982 240D in a Pick-A-Part and briefly considered yanking the low mileage drive drain out of it for SWMBO's car , of course it had a perfect air cleaner....
-Nate
Sid wrote:
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> Is it normal for this part to crack? How thin is it? Is it easy to find a replacement?
> If it is thicker than a beer can, I may be able to weld it. I have beenTIG welding since 1969.
> Sid, near Niagara Falls, (NY)
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> --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@> wrote:
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> > Oh well ;
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> > I got the exhaust hangers all done up nicely and then discovered the 240D's intake manifold is dead , this means the aluminum air cleaner can I spent so much time finding , is cracked and ruined....
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> > Tom gets back next year , if anyone has or finds (Brian ?) a 240D please let me know and I'll buy the intake manifold & air cleaner off it , filthy greasy is fine , just not corroded nor cracked .
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> > I don't need the round lid either .
> >
> > THANKS ! .
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> > -Nate
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