You wouldn't believe me if I told you...

[herpestes]

JB weld to buildup area and put thread release on a bolt and thread it into the hole. once dry file flat and lots of silicone to help seal.

 

["N8"]

JB weld to buildup area and put thread release on a bolt and thread it into the hole. once dry file flat and lots of silicone to help seal.

ehh I use the rule of thumb in that I will use jb weld on things that are able to fail. Being that jb weld does eventually fail... always.

I wouldn't trust that stuff for anything even remotely close to my engine let alone trust it to keep oil in the sucker.

 

[Hilux]

Only solution my little brain can think of is to take a die grinder and a file to your block and square off that broken piece so that the missing part is uniform all around. Then measure the depth with a set of calipers and make a d shaped washer out of some flat stock steel. make sure the seems are tight as a nuns cunny, and fipg the hell out of it when it goes back together.

JB weld to buildup area and put thread release on a bolt and thread it into the hole. once dry file flat and lots of silicone to help seal.

Thanks for posting guys. I did try to grind and put a washer behind the cover, like N8 said. But it didn't help at all. I eyeballed it and got the finish you see. All told I redid it about 3 times, in 3 or 4 days...talk about pissed.


I am still open to suggestions, but I'm pretty sure the effort to get it back won't be less than just swapping out the internals to the block I have with bad internals...It's gonna cost me; machine, parts, time, but I think the end result would be better.


I've given up on it for now, and can't wait till I get 99% done with my next project (see sig), so it'll take a dump on me as well.

Not going to be needing a hi-deck, 22R for a while now.

 

[cruiser88]

nooooooooo JB Weld anywhere close to that block. I seen that stuff harden and soften up to many times near heat. Yes it works for a little while on the rad. but even that fails sooner or later. I hate to see Hilux loose a engine when the oil shot out the patched spot .

 

["N8"]

have you thought about braising in that washer and then grinding down the excess?

 

[Hilux]

No. If I did, or built it up with anything, would I have to get the surface machined?

 

["N8"]

nope absolutely not if I can make a gasket surface for a toyota e-locker with a crappy mig welder, you can grind and file your block for some fipg