[Vwdiesel] Coolant "cavity" in head?

[gary]

I've had a couple of these. Not a comforting feeling.

JB Weld is pretty tough stuff, but I would question its ability to stay
attached when the head heats and cools. If it does come loose, where
will it go?

If you afford the time and expense, the proper and permanent method of
fixing this would be to have a bead of aluminum welded in and machined
flat.


-Gary

On Mon, 2005-04-04 at 22:10 -0700, Shawn Wright wrote:
> My TD head appears to have not flossed regularly... there is what looks 
> like decay one the edge of one of the coolant passages getting near the 
> cylinder - just touching the edge of the metal ring.
> 
> Here is a pic:
> 
> http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels/TD_Conversion/page2/page2.html
> 
> Should I try to fill this with JB weld to slow down the decay?
> 
> 
> 
> Shawn Wright
> http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
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