Starliner,I have two answers to you qustions......
1) the manifold can be welded,the welder needs to use All-State 8-60 rod. Prep the area by lightly grinding. The manifold shoud be preheated on a clean gas grill to about 600 degrees F. Maintain preheat temp. while welding Run short beads,fill crater before breaking arc,peen weldment immediately. remove slag after each pass,restrike arc on deposited weld. Cool down manifold very slowly,on the grill dropping the temp over about an hour or two.2) And if all that fails I might have a manifold hanging around for about $150.00. Good luck! Pinto1600