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 bigdave
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| posted on April 2nd, 2008 at 12:36 PM |
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Crankcase crack repair?
I just water blasted the 1200 motor in the Beetle and a leak appeared on the bottom corner of the crankcase. Not a huge crack, just looks like the
corner has corroded away abit. Question is - can this be repaired in situ? And will a metal repair kit, like Devcon, do the job ok? Or does it need
to be welded?
Dave
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| posted on April 2nd, 2008 at 04:42 PM |
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i would say that the 2 part metal epoxy would do the trick but how did it get crscked in the first place thats the question
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| posted on April 2nd, 2008 at 06:07 PM |
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you will have to drain the oil for several days and grind of all the crap n corrosion to allow the expoy to stick flushing numerous times with
aceton or a similar product I take it its leaking oil through this hole ???
Welding would be the better option with the engine apart of course
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bigdave
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| posted on April 2nd, 2008 at 06:49 PM |
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Thanks fellas. Yeah its still seeping a bit of oil - i will leave it awhile and give it a thorough clean and then try a good 2 part epoxy.
Cheers
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| posted on April 3rd, 2008 at 08:22 PM |
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I hear the product JB Weld has good reports
I believe it is available in Australia here
http://www.lprtoolmakers.com/specials/JB%20Weld/JBweld.htm
but this guy reckons he bought it in K Mart Altona (Melbourne??)
http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1133088050
also on ebay for $20.00
http://search.ebay.com.au/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&sati...
Futue te ipsum!!!
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