Oh bother

"Just wear your damn mask..." (jimal) 07/15/2015 at 21:13 • Filed to: None

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Chased the thread with a tap and everything. Oh well, new one is on order.

deekster_caddy > Just wear your damn mask... 07/15/2015 at 21:19

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JB Weld!!!

whoarder is tellurium > deekster_caddy 07/15/2015 at 22:32

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Just wear your damn mask... > deekster_caddy 07/16/2015 at 07:42

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I'm too old to jerry-rig. While I'm not ready to replace the heads yet, I do have to drain the radiator in order to replace the water pump and heater hoses as part of a serpentine belt upgrade I'm doing. Might as well pull the manifold too.

NoneOfYourBiz > Just wear your damn mask... 07/16/2015 at 13:02

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I forget the name of the product but I have some of this solder/braze/weld stick that’s super durable and can be used to fix (or rebuild) breaks like yours. It’s worked for me in past.

NoneOfYourBiz > Just wear your damn mask... 07/16/2015 at 13:37

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Ah... Found what I was looking for.

HTS-2000 for aluminum/non-ferrous alloys: http://www.aluminumrepair.com/aluminum-repai…

HTS-528 for steel: http://www.aluminumrepair.com/ironsteel-repa…

I’ve used HTS-2000. It’s quite something. Here’s a vid:

deekster_caddy > Just wear your damn mask... 07/16/2015 at 13:42

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I hear you. That’s much more than a crack... and to do it right you really should take the intake off, fill the entire thing, drill and tap from solid, etc. And at that point you have the manifold off anyway, so... yeah. But still, missed opportunity to be really cheap!

Just wear your damn mask... > deekster_caddy 07/16/2015 at 14:33

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This whole project has been fixing the P.O.’s opportunities to be really cheap.

Just wear your damn mask... > NoneOfYourBiz 07/16/2015 at 14:34

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If it were something rare or hard to find I would consider it. I’m running an old Edelbrock Performer, which are a dime a dozen online.

deekster_caddy > Just wear your damn mask... 07/16/2015 at 15:31

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Okay, okay... do it right then!