swiss cheese manifold...

so, i think the more i seal up the manifold, the more holes are made/found...  ran it on wednesday and it was idling up and down again, then noticed some liquid on the fan housing behind the manifold, stuck my finger on the backside of the manifold and it was all wet...

so, i think there are weak spots all over and every time i seal one up, it blows another hole in it some place else... so, i bought a manifold on the samba and i guess i'll replace it at some point...

here's some shots of the damage area from the left side of the engine near spark plug number 4 down the back of the manifold... the arrows point to where the holes were...

so, of course, i slathered it in JB Weld...

ran it on sunday and it settled into a decent idle again...  i am sure it's only a matter of time until it blows another hole out at a weak spot... 

however, i did get it out of the driveway and down the street...  i adjusted the brakes a few weeks ago, and they are better (the right front doesn't lock up when i tap the brakes)...  the clutch seems to be better, no slippage in 3rd...  the tires are rubbing on the headlight buckets in sharp turns, but i expected that... might raise the front a tad...