Date:         Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:18:11 -0800
Reply-To:     "John C..." <yacoltyahoo@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         "John C..." <yacoltyahoo@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Baja Shakedown
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Hi Miguel,

I see the dry time for JB is 4 to 6 hours?
15 hours to Use time.

>>>DRYING: Allow 4-6 hours for drying before handling. Allow to dry
overnight (approximately 15 hours) before putting object to use. J-B WELD
works faster if used in a room with a temperature above 50� F. After J-B
WELD has cured for six hours, a heat lamp or light bulb placed near the
weld will speed drying time.
I have use an Epoxy Metal filler with about a 30 Minute dry time
to patch a 90 Subbie Oil pan in my Vanagon.

Stayed there till I installed a shortened pan.

I would suggest this type product, used with a lot of de-greaser just ahead
of it.
( it needs to dry as well, but dry time for most degreaser's in a matter of
seconds.
also lots of rags. clean clean clean.

best,
John

On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 6:39 PM, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com>wrote:

> We just arrived in Gerrero Negro, staying at a nice little rv park,
> Malarrimo, across the street from a known good welder. Yup, have a
> small, hairline crack, on tranny case, just forward of diff, on DS,
> where diff butts to tranny. It only weeps, but am afraid of the crack
> spreading and dumping contents, so am stopping frequently and checking
> tranny level (91 Syncro.) We shall see what happens tomorrow. My
> question is, what is the material that I'm proposing to have welded?
> Is it aluminum or some exotic alloy?
> In Bahia De Los Angeles, I had one of the local mechanics look at it
> and he tried to JB Weld it, but the weeping impeded all efforts to get
> this goop to adhere. He then applied bar soap to it and it
> miraculously stopped leaking. My girlfriend thought that was
> hilarious, but I wasn't laughing much, knowing the damned thing was
> going to continue leaking....which it did, a couple of miles out of
> town.
> Any ideas welcomed, thank you very much!
> In the mean time, Fritz has been running like a big champ, without a
> hiccup. The beaches are beautiful, the people friendly as always, the
> food deliciosa!
> Back to the current issue, any advice appreciated. Just what is the
> material?....and yes, I have emailed German Transaxle for advice.
> BTW internet has been scarce and unreliable when found......
> Gracias,
> Miguel
>
> --
> Miguel
>