After careful inspection and a thorough cleaning, the intake was repaired by my cousin Jim. We did find another small crack that had developed on the outside of the plenum – not a leak, but more of a stress crack. At any rate, with some new weld beads, the runners are all repaired now. This is what things look like, after the repairs:
Here is a closer look at the affected area:
The face of the flange was found to be ever so slightly not 100% flat. With a little machining, it is now level and flat. I started putting this all back together last night. Should have it all running today…