08-10-2018, 10:00 PM
(01-10-2018, 08:59 PM)JonE Wrote: Btw, how are LC water outlet repair doobries affixed to the head, assuming they create a whole new mating surface? If I have a little cavity in the original mating face on the iron head, can I just fix it with JBweld or will it not last?
Do you mean the stainless steel mending plates - these have holes for drilling and tapping into the cast iron and they look as if they should fit flush against the original mating surface - as you say, to add the JB Weld to the mating surfaces should fill any imperfection and give it a permanent seal, I would not be inclined to trust to JB Weld on its own to keep it all secured, a mechanical fixing should give certainty.
On my LC head, I had the bridge properly repaired, that was quite expensive I seem to recall, now that the Ruby has an HC head, the LC head was spare and has been "wedged" and is destined for the Swallow!