Date:         Tue, 31 Mar 1998 11:24:55 -0800
Reply-To:     "Backus, Brian G" <Brian.Backus@PSS.BOEING.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Backus, Brian G" <Brian.Backus@PSS.BOEING.COM>
Subject:      Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM, Bill Knight <bill@NS.ESC.STATE.NC.US>
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The only thing I can say to that is that some of these people who claim
to be using JB Weld, say they are getting lots and lots of miles out of
them without any problems.

I know that what they teach in trade schools and any garage will tell
you that is the way to do it (welding and machining) but listen to the
people out here in the real world and keep an open mind about it.  I'm
not advertising for JB Weld, but think about all the possibilities if it
truly does work.

The guy at Northwest Connecting Rod welded and machined mine too.  If I
remember right, it cost an extra $40 to get it done, which compared to
$450 for a new head is chicken scratch.

There are those out there though that are on a tighter budget than you
can imagine and hey if it works, who am I to say it isn't proper.
Brian G. Backus


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> Preventative maintenance is one thing, but using JB Weld on your heads
> is a
> bad idea. Repair
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