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• Re: 2.1 head repair / JB Weld Musings
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 23:41:25 EST
  ...I have only used JB Weld once as a grout on a semi-precision leveling job and it seemed to me to be about...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor: modify & install
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 4 Dec 1999 19:01:11 EST
  ...Since I was in B.F.Egypt on a Sunday I repaired it with JB Weld. After about a week the JB Weld absorbed...
• Re: map pocket repair
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:30:13 -0500
  ...JB weld does it.. i run the screws into beeswax then put the screws >into the JB weld. that way the screws dont stick...
• rebuilt heads- who on the list uses JB weld for the headgasket se aling surfaces, when they should be getting these surfaces rewelded and m achined?
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 00:58:25 -0600
  Long title isn't it.......but somewhere I remember reading that someone....don't know who....uses JB weld to fix the gasket surfaces...
• Re: SV: Patching pushrod tube?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 11:45:45 -0400
  ...Dont use the jb weld in the 2 tubes. I have never used that product succussfully, anywhere. In never seems to dry, no matter...
• Re: Permatex Plastic weld to create new instrument cluster tabs ??
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 2 Nov 2005 12:04:28 -0800
  ...What I did was grease the screw and then form the JBWeld over/around the screw with some extra 'weld' over the plastic edges...
• Re: JB Weld exhaust studs?...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Garske
  Tue, 21 May 2002 11:31:26 -0700
  I tried to repair a header flange on an old Alfa of mine with JB weld. It sure looked pretty until I actually tried...
• Re: '85 with geysering coolant (Update)
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 21:07:07 -0400
  ...I cursed leaving JB Weld home, but it was fate, I found JB Quick Weld with a much shorter curing time. I filled the...
• Wasserboxer heads and JB Weld
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 12:34:07 -0400
  ...I have heard that if the pitting is "not too bad" it can be filled in with JB Weld. The trouble is that I...
• Re: small hole at exhaust header patch
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 9 Dec 2019 09:37:05 -0800
  http://knowhow.napaonline.com/how-to-use-jb-weld-extremeheat/ On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 9:25 AM David Beierl <dbeierl@gmail.com...
• Re: recorded long term success of JB Weld
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 19 Jan 2005 13:41:06 -0800
  ...recorded long term success of JB Weld On 1/19/05 5:52 AM, "AAG - Larry Word" <word_aag@COMCAST.NET> wrote: >> IMHO, the...
• Re: How best to JB weld pitted heads?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 22:53:09 -0500
  ...How best to JB weld pitted heads? > > Volks, > > I'd appreciate the list's advice before I try this one. > > I'm doing the...
• Re: jb weld
  Historical mailing list - Scot Douglas
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 21:28:14 -0500
  > JB Weld is non-conductive from an electrolysis point of view. If it's sanded > smoothm all it's doing is filling pits, not...
• Re: Baja Shakedown
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:44:03 -0800
  ...Question is, can it be welded > using standard aluminum welding techniques or should I just empty the > case, apply JB Weld and refill? > Miguel >
• Re: 2.1 head repair?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 05:54:22 EST
  ...Use a hard plastic squeegee to force the JB Weld into the pits. You can leave a slight amount of the JB Weld on...
• Re: JB Weld
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 01:25:49 EDT
  ...heads-just the gaskets--I filled in the pits & corrosion with JB Weld--Watched it for 5 years--never leaked--over 80k on the...
• Re: leaky head gasket question again
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 20:53:39 -0700
  Mine were JB Welded, then flycut. Looked like it worked well, but I never had the opportunity to use the heads. Karl Wolz ----- Original...
• Re: leaky head gasket question again
  Historical mailing list - Nick L. Meyers
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 21:47:47 -0500
  JB Weld sounds great. I will be in the process of resealing both my 1.9L heads as I have one on the passenger...
• Re: Bad plastic(s)...and how to fix them.. (cracked screw bosses, etc)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 12:46:49 EST
  ...sometimes i make a "mold" with electrical tape to hold the JB weld in if there are big chunks missing. the stuff is very...
• Re: Front end suspension
  Historical mailing list - pat
  Thu, 12 May 2011 23:49:39 -0400
  ...Front end suspension Speaking of upper control arm bushings, is there any reason a person could not use JB Weld instead of spot welding...
• Re: Baja Shakedown
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:58:15 -0700
  ...Question is, can it be welded using standard aluminum welding techniques or should I just empty the case, apply JB Weld and refill? Miguel
• Re: JB Weld
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 14:22:00 -0400
  ...But who knows how you applied it, or how much experience you have with JB Weld. From your description, however, seems like you could...
• Re: holes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:48:53 -0700
  ...Welding where you can't paint the backside is verbotten of course , ( nice to see you wanting to do it right ) JB weld.. very...
• Re: Need epoxy type suggestion...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:45:44 -0400
  Any JB weld stick type product will work. I used this on mine. Also, that non stainless steel spring that keeps the door closed...
• Re: JB Weld question
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Wed, 1 Feb 2006 22:35:20 -0800
  ...JB Weld question > It only withstands temperatures up to 500 degrees F (260 C). > > http://jbweld.net/products/jbweld.php > > Mike > > > Stephen Overmyer wrote...
• jb weld, radiators, taps, and draincocks
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 23:37:33 -0700
  ...then, after steel epoxy is cured (its pretty fast), going to add a layer of jb weld, which takes longer to cure... (is there...
• Re: 82 Coolant Tank retrofit help
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:26:57 -0500
  ...successfully extend the life of a plastic coolant overflow tank using JB Weld. AIR, I cleaned it well with soap and a degreaser, scratched...
• Re: throttle body rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:34:29 -0500
  ...throttle body rebuild "Filling with JB Weld is probably the worse way to repair one of these. JB Weld is epoxy & will wear through...
• Re: leaky head gasket question again
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 19:26:19 -0500
  I imagine the JB weld was only used on the jugs/water jackets, not the heads themselves. Your heads should be flycut if they...
• Re: map pocket repair
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:38:45 -0400
  ...JB weld does it.. i run the screws into beeswax then put the >>screws >>into the JB weld. that way the screws dont stick...
• Re: jbweld on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Mike Garske
  Sat, 30 Dec 2000 00:42:31 -0600
  I remember I tried to fashion a header flange out of JB weld on an old Alfa Romeo I had. It looked great until...
• Re: jb welding speedometer mounts
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Apr 2005 15:54:59 EDT
  ...s the big day, I'm JB Welding new mounts for my speedo use Devcon brand "plastic welder" would be a better choice.. the...
• Re: JB Weld question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 1 Feb 2006 23:02:26 -0500
  ...http://jbweld.net/products/jbweld.php Mike Stephen Overmyer wrote: > Apologies for the lack of direct VW content here but since JB Weld is...
• Non-remote Mirror fix
  Historical mailing list - Dave Caston & Sherrie Payne
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 19:51:51 -0500
  ...9-Mix up JB Weld. 10- Glop some JB Weld into the hole. Glop some JB Weld onto the surface of the stud. Not...
• Re: Pitted Heads
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 21:53:22 -0700
  ...JB Weld and, a LOT of elbow grease. I would steer clear of rebuilt/welded heads. If yours are bad I would find some...
• Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:12:03 -0600
  ...ROBERT DONALDS >The OEM heads alloy sucked so bad that they would have pitted around the JB >weld no kidding and it does conduct...
• Re: JB weld on coolant expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 1 May 2003 20:21:30 -0500
  would JB weld be something that would work effectively , reliably and durably to reattatch my nipple/ tube to my expansion tank? --------------------------- Clip --------------------- Aren't...
• Re: Head treatment for pitting - recorded long term success of JB Weld
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Wed, 19 Jan 2005 01:27:45 -0500
  If you search the archives for JB Weld in posts by Tim Smith and Doug Houg, you will find detailed descriptions of how to...
• Heyyyyy JB Weld people...
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:17:21 -0500
  ...I put a light near the JB weld because it's been cool. The epoxy is still soft. When I poke it with my...
• Re: Heyyyyy JB Weld people...
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 00:11:55 EST
  ...JB Weld tech support. Give them a call. If it happens that the product is out of code, they will probably send you some...
• Re: small hole at exhaust header patch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 9 Dec 2019 12:44:31 -0500
  On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 12:37 PM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > http://knowhow.napaonline.com/how-to-use-jb-weld...
• Re: How best to JB weld pitted heads?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 10:43:08 -0500
  ...I have never tried this with a WB head (yet!), have others used a little heat to allow the JB Weld to flow into...
• Re: JB weld on coolant expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 1 May 2003 21:03:41 -0400
  ...My question is, would JB weld be something that would work effectively , reliably and durably to reattatch my nipple/ tube to my expansion tank...
• Re: Fixing case damage due to water pump impeller
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 06:05:43 EST
  ...Frank Condelli fixes damage to the case by water pump impellers using JB Weld. I'm a bit paranoid it might fall off and...
• JB weld on coolant expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - Lee Whetstone
  Thu, 1 May 2003 19:37:50 -0500
  ...My question is, would JB weld be something that would work effectively , reliably and durably to reattatch my nipple/ tube to my expansion tank...
• Re: F/Friday: New Vanagon Engine Idea: JB Weld Block & Heads
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 11:18:03 -0500
  ...Stan Wilder 83 Westfalia Air cooled On Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:08:16 EDT BenTbtstr8@aol.com writes: > What does JB stand for...
• Re: JB Weld question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 12:52:36 -0800
  ...Is JB Weld able to handle the temperatures of an exhaust manifold? > >JB Weld is not commonly available here in Oz but I have...
• Re: tip on taking dents out of pushrod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 20:49:30 -0400
  ...Sand the dent up real good and apply good ole JB WELD over the dent. If the pushrod wears a hole throught the aluminum...
• Re: Front end suspension
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 13 May 2011 09:33:04 -0400
  ...2011/5/12 Troy <colorworks@gci.net> > Speaking of upper control arm bushings, is there any reason a person > could not use JB Weld...
• Re: JB Weld in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 06:48:50 EST
  ...Does somedy knows where to buy JB Weld in Canada? Canadian Tire, NAPA, Home Hardware. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy, '90...
• holes
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:23:01 -0400
  ...So, I don't want to weld- burns the paint on the back side I can't reach. I tried JB Weld, but it...
• Re: leaky head gasket question again
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 20:09:55 -0500
  <snip> JB Weld in the head pits? This really works? How many others on this list have used this technique? <snip> Last year I...
• Re: How best to JB weld pitted heads?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 06:20:25 EST
  In a message dated 3/13/00 11:51:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: << How best to JB weld...
• Re: using JB WELD to fix small rust pinholes Re: windshield rust repair cost
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:20:06 -0500
  Chris ~ You could make Roger even happier using POR PATCH in place of JB Weld. No mixing involved and it's supposed to have...
• Re: jb weld
  Historical mailing list - ChuckKuecker
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 17:22:05 -0600
  ...I wonder how long they will run cracked and if it even >makes any difference. > >The JB Weld isn't as conductive either which...
• The stuff
  Historical mailing list - Dana Mueller
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 17:53:22 -0700
  JB weld. Right where the damn drain plug goes in. Who does that? -dm
• Re: leaky head gasket question again, JB Weld
  Historical mailing list - Samuel L. Walters
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 22:08:03 -0500
  ...There is a good bit of material in the archives and maybe in the files of vanagon.com about the JB Weld fix for...
• Re: JB Weld question
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 1 Feb 2006 22:36:02 -0800
  ...Is JB Weld able to handle the temperatures of an exhaust manifold? > > JB Weld is not commonly available here in Oz but I have...
• Head (gasket) fix
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 07:14:37 -0500
  ...JB Weld to fill in pitting on > the gasket surface of the heads: > > How well has this worked for you. > > Any indication the JB...
• Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 18:12:09 -0600
  But since the JB weld outlasts the aluminum on the head, what's half-fast about using it? If my head surfaces had been...