Perkins 4.236 no manifolds available, preventive maintenance?

[theller]

Have a perkins 4.236 with a mixing elbow showing some moderate corrosion. I can get a new elbow, but I can't get ahold of a new manifold and they report to have corrosion issues as well.

Note - I seem to have excess steam in my exhaust after warming up. Engine temperature seems fine.

What can I do to try and get as much life out of this manifold as i can?

I want to be careful not to break anything worse than it is now. Sometimes, you take **** apart like this and it goes to ****. Broken bolt, leads to a tap/drill leads to removal, leads to the part just going to ****, leads to no replacement parts, leads to engine replacement... that's my fear.

[chiropaul]

Contact Mesamarine via their website at Marine Exhaust Systems of Alabama, Inc.. They make duplicate manifolds out of stainless steel. You can check their online catalog. I had them make up manifolds when I owned a boat with Perkins 6.354's in the early 2000. Identical to originals. Or, you can contact Transaltlanic diesel. They carry the Bowman replacement that combines the exhaust manifold with the header tank.

[theller]

Just got me to reread the email thread with TAD. They suggested the bowman. I misread it as the bowman’s weren’t available anymore.