ford replaced my 96 manifold TWICE for free

the second time they went with one with an aluminum crossover piece

from what i remember though, the tsb did apply only to 96/97 cars. but if
your 98 cracked in the same fashion, you could have a case.

best of luck with it


C Miller wrote in message ...
>Well the intake manifold cracked on my 98 GT right behind the alternator -
>I found a TSB on it and talked to some locals that knew about it too, but
>the dealer is looking at the VIN and saying "doesn't apply to your car". -
>Can anyone else who has had this problem let me know how they handled it?
>
>Thanks,
>Chris