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Old 05-05-2006, 09:08 AM
Pete Burton Pete Burton is offline
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Originally Posted by jwhughes3
in my youth - i bottomed out an 81 300D and cracked the oilpan - i cleaned it after draining it (didnt remove it) and used jb weld to seal it - it held well afterwards and never leaked. cost $4.

john
I wouldn't discount this at all. Some years ago (28 ) I repaired a cracked waterjacket on a chevy 235 with marinetex - great stuff, and nowadays they have a high strength version. As you know, 95% of that job and it's success is surface prep.
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