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Has anyone used alumiweld to fix engine case
03/17/14 at 09:36:19
 
So when I had my engine out this winter for a build, I dropped it wile moving it in my garage. Of corse It caused a 3 inch crack on the bottor that leaks a little oil. I have never had any luck using jb weld to seal an oil leak, so I found this alumiweld at hf and am thinking about using it to solder the crack closed. My conserns are, am I going to melt anything in there I'll by heating to about 800 f at the crack site. Do you think it will stick, due to oil seeping into the pours of the aluminum. Any advice is appreciated.
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Reply #1 - 03/17/14 at 09:48:52
 
My brother said he used it to repair either the engine case or the clutch bell in a truck.  I can't tell you if it's still good or not.
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Reply #2 - 03/17/14 at 12:01:13
 
Id call a welder & ask if he could fix it. Just pay & ride. Just how much do you want to ride a bike youve patched up w/o any experience with that kind of work, wondering if its STILL holding? It would make me nuts, worrying if Im riding along losing oil. How many Hot/Cold cycles is it gonna make before it cracks? Will it last days? Weeks? Months? Forever?
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Reply #3 - 03/18/14 at 00:16:46
 


Do the smart thing on this one, have it welded by a professional.
Years back the bottom of my engine case was damaged on the highway; knocked a pretty hole in about the size of a 50 cent piece edge wise, just like on a piggy bank.  It did require a complete engine disassembly for the repair to be made but it was worth it.  The weld was beautifully done and I never had to worry about it again.
Do it right the first time.
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Reply #4 - 03/18/14 at 12:02:05
 
Thanks guys. You helped me make my decision, I am going to  jb weld it.( it's a hair size crack) Ride it for the summer and then tear down next winter when I do a piston and cam, and weld it then . I'm really interested in how that supercharger works out. Now I have a box of alumiweld and nothing to do...

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Reply #5 - 03/18/14 at 12:55:29
 
Awwrite, then get the engine out & upside down ( Yea, Id drain it first.,.)
& hit the crack with some Berrymans brake cleaner, let it dry, blow it out & use a triangle file & cut a groove, flush again, then when ya put the JB weld to it, mix it a little cool, use less than 50% of the white stuff, it will cure slower & wont be so brittle. IF it starts leaking again, before ya just slap more goo on it, have a good look & see if the crack has walked out from under the end of the JB weld. Cracks grow with heat & cool cycles & vibration. The only stop for that is either weld it up or drill a hole at the end of the crack, giving it a radius to vibrate into. I learned that in 5th grade, when a window on an airplane was cracked & thats how my stepdad went about stopping it from growing,

OR,, You could just clean it up real good & slap some JB weld on it & See how well that works. YOu mite be happier doing that a few times than pulling the motor once,, youve already proven theyre heavy.
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