> It's now fully driveable > and running wonderfully (apart from the exhaust blowing and making it > sound like a beetle). I suffered with that sound for over a year-- don't do it! Get those manifold gaskets replaced. It will not only sound better but ride better. You'll thank you, your friends will thank you, your spouse will thank you. Even your lungs will thank you because it is probably inevitable that the exhaust gets sucked back into the cabin and into your lungs. Get a CO detector if you insist on driving it that way. I didn't think it would make such a big difference-- but I am so glad that my wife nag^H^H^H bothered me about my "exhaust smell" on my clothes after driving the car. Kevin #4687