The right upper muffler bracket (origional design) does have a high failure rate. The vendors sell an improved design or you can repair the old one and add a gusset to improve it. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "geoff_ombao" <geoff_ombao@...> wrote: > > After cleaning the board the brake light worked fine ... then it > didn't. I think I'll just purchase some upgraded boards and put the > originals away for posterity. As much as I like to keep my car > original, safety comes first! > > One more question: while inspecting my engine, I saw that my muffler > bracket (part #108200; located on the right side of the engine, > attached to the alternator, muffler, and block) was cracked. The > original cracked similarly a year ago (and was replaced), so I was > surpised to see a new part fail so quickly. Is this piece known to > have a high failure rate? > > Thanks to everyone for their advice! > > - Geoff > Novice Car Nut > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/