Is it safe to run engine with cracked exhaust header

[Mitchs07explorer]

hey all, I have a 97 5.0 AWD that I'm fixing up. One of the repairs I'll need to perform is an exhaust header replacement on the RH side and will be one of the first things I do. As far as moving the car around or letting it run, will the cracked header cause any other damage?

 

[koda2000]

It's safe enough, just annoying as hell.

 

[Mitchs07explorer]

just annoying as hell.

lol that's for sure.

 

[Turdle]

Could suck leaner than expected air mixture during EGR function. This is usually on low throttle -high vacuum cycles though.

 

[96eb96]

It is actually a factory feature on many brand new explorers :LOL: