Watsup people, It was a dumbass of me to put on a used thermal gasket, well because the gasket werent even.

anyways here's the pics, i jb weld it and scraped it off to take a few pictures. let me know what yall think,





To this






Modified by h8ted ek at 2:56 PM 9/19/2006

 

what do you guys think? not that badd? at first i thought it was leaking from that crack but actually leaking where the gasket was because the uneveness. Ive taken my time to scrape alll of the old gasket off before i installed this headshield gasket.

 

weld it, deck it, and use some silicone. that would be my suggestion..............

 

aye man appreciated your reply. watcha mean by deck it? like sand it down to make it even. the part that mates the head? right. ima have this done at a machines shop possibly

 

Yep it can be welded. By decking he meant have the surface ground flat. I've done it on a big stationary belt sander after welding on an intake manifold.

 

aye yo manbear thanks Oh what is the manifold made out of? alluminum?

 

yep. throw some jbweld on it.

 

ahhh lol..noway dude...i dont wanna hafta worry bout it. i did! but scraped it off..jb helps for the meantime..but taken a thorough look it was the heatshield gasket that fucked everything up and wasnt sealing it properly.

im going to order this gasket set tonight

http://www.outlawengineering.c....html

 

As everyone else suggested, have someone weld it up and then deck it

 

I've welded a crack on a manifold almost identical to that one. The busted part was bent towards the head and after welding it warped it back just enough to flatten it out. I think we got lucky on that repair.

 

Not to change the subject but I was going to weld a -an fitting to a thermostat housing but I was told that it couldnt be done due to the colant penetrating the metal would make the weld nasty I know someone here can clear this up with the noob

 

are u asking if what u were told was true?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Fabritory &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Not to change the subject but I was going to weld a -an fitting to a thermostat housing but I was told that it couldnt be done due to the colant penetrating the metal would make the weld nasty I know someone here can clear this up with the noob</TD></TR></TABLE>

Can't hurt to try. I would run a few passes with no filler and grind the crap that floats to the top of the puddle. Then weld it. It can't be much worse than trying to weld through AL that's been soaked in oil for 20 years.

 

I have welded a few coolant necks and thermostat housings. I just prep it with a roloc disc and clean with brake clean and it welds fine.

 

I usually just get it real hot with a propane torch or an oven then wipe it down with acetone after its cooled off a little.

 

Updated with pics, Ive taken it down to a machine shop and they say. Even if they weld it and milled it, its not gauranteed to work cause i have to torque it down again. as he was fiddlign with it. IT BROKE off, and when we looked inside the layer. He was saying It was made out of Metal Puddy or something so there is no way for it to be welded.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by h8ted ek &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Updated with pics, Ive taken it down to a machine shop and they say. Even if they weld it and milled it, its not gauranteed to work cause i have to torque it down again. as he was fiddlign with it. IT BROKE off, and when we looked inside the layer. He was saying It was made out of Metal Puddy or something so there is no way for it to be welded.</TD></TR></TABLE>


I would find a new machine shop, I'm almost positive that can be welded just fine.

 

Thats alright, i just bought one from a fellow H-T member today. i just want to get my car on the road. I noticed how much room i have when the manifold was out. So i just went ahead and spray painted the walls of the engine bay black came out nice. Thanks for the input

 

The same thing happened to a friend's manifold. I just had it welded and decked like the people suggested. It worked out fine...