Water seal iron surface question
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That is very badly pitted. At the top it doesn't matter much as that is a low stress area. But around the spark plug holes it matters greatly.
You can either have the irons lapped at a machine shop to flatten them, or source new ones.
You can either have the irons lapped at a machine shop to flatten them, or source new ones.
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Eh. That's about normal for what I see and I've never had an issue.
I had an engine that was way worse than that when I assembled it - the $100 GSL-SE core engine that sat for two decades and all of the water passages were blocked with green Jell-O that used to be coolant. The iron was pitted badly and the aluminum was corroded around and through to water jackets in spots. It went a good long time before it was just plain worn out.
I use Viton cord from McMaster-Carr and Right Stuff instead of Vaseline or Hylomar.
I had an engine that was way worse than that when I assembled it - the $100 GSL-SE core engine that sat for two decades and all of the water passages were blocked with green Jell-O that used to be coolant. The iron was pitted badly and the aluminum was corroded around and through to water jackets in spots. It went a good long time before it was just plain worn out.
I use Viton cord from McMaster-Carr and Right Stuff instead of Vaseline or Hylomar.
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i use a little silicon over the water seals, and i have noticed that kevin landers does too, among others.
i've also heard of people using JB weld on badly corroded housings.
lapping isn't a great idea, as it removed the nitriding layer.
i've also heard of people using JB weld on badly corroded housings.
lapping isn't a great idea, as it removed the nitriding layer.
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I personally would not use JB Weld after having some bad experiences with it before with respect to delaminating/leaking under the repair. But, some people say any kind of silicone/urethane sealant on the O-rings is bad, too.
Now, if you want stupid, I'm thinking of trying the side seal repair on a broken coolant land FC side housing, because Turbo II side housings don't grow on trees anymore. It's okay, though, it's all the way at the bottom in the combustion zone...
Now, if you want stupid, I'm thinking of trying the side seal repair on a broken coolant land FC side housing, because Turbo II side housings don't grow on trees anymore. It's okay, though, it's all the way at the bottom in the combustion zone...
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