Contrary to what everyone has said so far, I have had recent luck with JB weld. About 3,000 miles ago, I JB welded a glow plug into a diesel head. So far so good... although the other responses you got have me worried! Brad
Richard Bias wrote: > Good afternoon All, > I am interested in knowing if anyone has "JB Weld"ed their exhaust studs > (permanently) into their heads? I am looking to replace the rear header > pipe on my 85 GL (164K miles) and I know the last time I was there, > the stud > in the holes had alot of play in them. The holes in the heads have > become > sloppy and almost countersunk. There are not too many threads for the > stud > to grab anymore so I am going to JB them in. Any warnings or words of > advice against? > By the way, Tyson, John, Bud and William (in that order), I regret to > inform you that I am taking the Van off the market for know. My wife > really > doesn't want me to sell it (I was pleasantly surprised by this one) and I > need it to use to finish a project on my house. I am sorry. If in the > future we decide to sell I will contact you first. Thank you for all of > your time and concern. > > Richard and Annemarie > 85 GL "Buba" > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > |
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