if you see a crack forming that doesn't have gobs of structural tension on it, JB Weld can work, as Tim Smith points out. it may stop the oil leak and get you many more miles. to do an effective repair, locate the beginning and end of the crack if at all possible. then, and this is the sickening part, drill a small hole at the ends of the crack. this relieves the stress line formed by the separation the metal in the crack and helps stop the crack from traveling. the trick is to get the hole juuusssst at the end of the crack so that the crack would terminate about 1/2 the way into the hole. then grub out along the crack with a hand grinder to get a spankin' new metal surface. fill 'er in with JB Weld and pray. -dan (who's cracked a few motorcycle casings during his 'formative' years)
|
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.