Hole in oil pan (1 Viewer)

[guenther65]

Hey yall,

I am in the process of getting my 1983 3B engine up and running and I pulled my very rusty oil pan. Once I cleaned the rust off I found several small holes in the pan. I’ve looked online for a solution and found 2 routes to go. Either I JB weld the pan or actually weld a patch on the pan. I prefer to do something that is more permanent. What do yall recommend?

 

[Gimme a 60]

Yes. Every 3B I have owned had a rusty oil pan… I’m not even sure if you would weld it Easley. It would blow through with too much heat.


Depending on the size of the hole and how much you care - I might just JB weld it. That’s what I would do.

 

[veiloctane]

i picked up one of these from my local homedepot WK5500OX - Brazing Torch Kit - https://www.bernzomatic.com/Products/Hand-Torches/Manual-Ignition/WK5500OX

i was able to braze weld my power steering reservoir and oil turbo pipe I'm sure it will do your oil pan just fine

Can you seal a leaky power steering reservoir?

I have a question about the cap is there supposed to be a rubber gasket on the cap? mine just has a hard plastic.

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[guenther65]

Thanks for the tips. I think I might teach myself to braze weld this weekend. Should be fun. Thanks again.

 

[Hulsty]

As above, braze be the way to go.

 

[bj70bc]

jb weld will come off from heat cycles.... i tried it

 

[veiloctane]

Thanks for the tips. I think I might teach myself to braze weld this weekend. Should be fun. Thanks again.

Good luck practice on some scrap but it’s really easy like soldering.