JB Weld or similar under the repair ring to fill any gaps. Long story short I got burned on an ebay auction for a cylinder head. Smooth, non-rusting, all-purpose epoxy putty for repairs requiring.
Bonds to steel, iron, aluminum , ceramic, concrete, brass, and some plastics . See more Technicqll Aluminium Cold Weld Metal Bearing B. A specialist two-component paste for use on aluminum alloys, cast iron, steel and non-ferrous metals. Chapin Cylinder Head was one place - They usually repair cast iron heads but have done aluminum repairs. They used what appears to be an epoxy product on the head.
Having had a similar problem with a head leaking coolant and finding aluminum. Moroso AB Epoxy lb. The leader in cylinder head technology since 1965.
We do not repair any other brand of aluminum heads. All epoxy will be lost during the welding and heat treating processes. BRODIX cannot heat treat any other brand of aluminum heads . Generally there is a good reason why a repair costs what it does.
I have used jb on an aluminum head , you just have to clean and make sure the pitting is free of oil. I did it by cooling jackets and not near cylinder walls fyi. Forum - Using JB Weld to make minor repairs to head corrosion - I am. JB Weld developed it specifically for repairing cylinder heads.
It is a two-part Epoxy like material with a lot of aluminum in it. Jan So back to the original question, has anyone tried this type of repair with the shelf items. Used Devcon F aluminium putty as temp head repair without a problem .
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