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• Re: Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 2 Dec 2012 05:56:45 -0500
  ...Use the 5 minute JB Weld and some masking tape to make a temporary dam to keep the JB weld in place until it...
• Re: fixing old heat exchangers
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 12:03:47 -0600 (CST)
  ...I thought I would use a small strip of alumninm (possibly from a can) and some JB Weld to attach it. I was also...
• Re: JB Weld exhaust studs?...
  Historical mailing list - Arnott
  Tue, 21 May 2002 19:32:56 GMT
  ...Jim >Good afternoon All, > I am interested in knowing if anyone has "JB Weld"ed their exhaust studs >(permanently) into their heads? I am...
• Re: drips of antifreeze off head
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Tue, 1 Jan 2013 16:08:30 -0500
  ...The JB weld is being used to replace lost metal and make a smooth surface for rubber gasket to seat against. You're not...
• Re: Heli-Coil an Engine Oil Drain? / From the Real World
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:13:38 EDT
  In a message dated 7/21/05 4:52:28 PM, rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM writes: << Plug the drain hole with jb weld stick. >> What...
• Re: jb welding speedometer mounts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 17:58:01 -0500
  ...jb welding speedometer mounts > In a message dated 4/4/05 12:26:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Oxroad@AOL.COM > writes: > > > > Anyway, maybe...
• Alumiloy aluminum repair anyone use it?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 16 Jan 2005 00:35:44 -0500
  ...pump mounts and a few said goo and a few said JB weld. well has or does anyone use Alumiloy?? ive had 6 sticks...
• Re: The stuff
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 20:17:23 -0700
  ...On 11/2/2012 5:53 PM, Dana Mueller wrote: > JB weld. Right where the damn drain plug goes in. Who does that? > > -dm >
• Re: AFM, throttle body needed
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 07:04:29 EDT
  ...They are completely disassembled, cleaned, wear grooves in the throat filled with JB Weld . . . >> Are they re-bushed? George
• Re: Broken plastic parts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Sep 2020 22:52:20 +0000
  ...otherwise here's how I repair broken screw holders - put on the screws as far as you can - put JB Plastic Weld around the...
• Re: JB Weld
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 23:54:16 -0700
  ...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: Instrument cluster tab repair
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 4 Mar 2023 19:44:07 -0500
  ...https://photos.app.goo.gl/xUAmV7sxMmSjAe6SA IIRC, I made some dams out of tape and filled with JB weld, then drilled those for screws...
• Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 21:09:39 -0500
  Stan and fellow vanagon types \ The OEM heads alloy sucked so bad that they would have pitted around the JB weld no kidding and...
• Re: Bumper repairs, fibreglass
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 10:53:55 -0700
  ...Sure most of us know you mean JB Weld, except Mike MIller. BenT
• crack (repair) and other evils
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 12 Aug 1996 16:06:50 CST6CDT
  if you see a crack forming that doesn't have gobs of structural tension on it, JB Weld can work, as Tim Smith points...
• Mirror fixes
  Historical mailing list - Thomas J. LaLanne
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 15:05:11 -0800
  ...You want enough room to spread some JB weld in there, and to get good contact between the two. 9. Mix JB Weld. 10...
• Re: Cracks in cylinder heads
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Thu, 9 Jul 1998 17:36:59 -0500
  ...Tried squishing some JB Weld into them though...
• using JB WELD to fix small rust pinholes Re: windshield rust repair cost
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:48:10 EST
  i know this sounds bizarre to most of you, but i have used JB WELD to fix small rust holes or pinholes and the...
• Re: Patching pushrod tube?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 15:37:35 -0400
  I did this repair with a jb weld stick like product. Excellent results.30,000 miles and still looks perfect.Steel wool area well...
• Transmission Case, Clutch Shaft Bolt Hole Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 11:29:53 -0700
  ...A marine repair person (engineer) said that between JB and Marine Tex, he'd use JB weld for a mechanical repair. Just one mans...
• Re: Instrument cluster tab repair
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 4 Mar 2023 14:50:56 -0800
  ...like Richard I use 2 parts JB weld (Regular or Quick) if I still have the broken part. If not then I use the...
• Re: 1.9L spark plug &water pump suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 15:36:05 -0800
  ...1.9L spark plug &water pump suggestions? >I use JB weld to repair cases at the water pump surface on a regular basis. > Pitted...
• Re: leaking transmission
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:50:33 +0000
  ...Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:33:37 -0700 (PDT) > >Joe, make sure that you get JB WELD stick. Not jb weld two part epoxy...
• Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair (Bill Knight)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 14:51:19 -0500
  ...Weld Head Repair (Bill Knight) >Bill, > >why isn't using JB weld as a coating to prevent galvanic corrosion >caused by pooled coolant between...
• Watercooled cyl head...unusual place for JB Weld?
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 16:24:44 -0800
  ...I know that many people have used JB Weld on the flat sealing surface, but I wonder if it's been used in an...
• Re: cylinder head drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 11:41:16 -0500
  ...What I will try, if I have to go back in there, is RTV in the groove, followed up with JB Weld stick over...
• Re: [vanagon] JB weld repaired heads
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:08:19 -0000
  ...Re: [vanagon] JB weld repaired heads > Jason, "demineralized" water or "distilled" water is what you want. The > "purified" water may still be loaded with...
• Re: My passenger mirror has fallen and it can't get up
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:28:54 -0400
  ...You want enough room to glop some JB weld in there and get a good contact between the two. 9-Mix up JB Weld...
• Re: throttle body rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:13:05 -0500
  Filling with JB Weld is probably the worse way to repair one of these. JB Weld is epoxy & will wear through much faster than...
• Re: leaky head gasket question again
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 15:11:39 -0800
  ...I just cleaned them up and put them back on after a very tiny bit of JB >weld on one small area. 18 years...
• Re: drips of antifreeze off head
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 1 Jan 2013 15:22:30 -0800
  ...The JB weld is being used to replace lost metal and make a smooth > surface for rubber gasket to seat against. You're not...
• Re: Help!! Another broken alternator bracket
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 22:06:43 EST
  In a message dated 2/13/01 10:04:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, yamaco@EXIS.NET writes: << Maybe you can use JB weld...
• Re: Aaaargh!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 00:28:34 EST
  ...FYI Goo-gone cuts epoxy's like JB weld real well!
• Re: 1.9L spark plug &water pump suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 22:47:23 -0700
  ...After that if it didn�t seal right I ended up using a material like jb weld and using a dremel to polish down...
• Re: Heli-Coil an Engine Oil Drain? / From the Real World
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 16:39:27 -0400
  ...Plug the drain hole with jb weld stick. Then get one of those oil pumps that go into the dip stick hole. Every now...
• Pitted Heads
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 12:46:51 -0700
  ...what I intend to do,take to a shop,rebuild,and jb weld the pits. Can you tell me your experience you have gone...
• Re: Repairing the piting in WBX heads.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:31:46 -0800
  ...Flood the sandpaper with water and scrub > the head (flat side down, of course) on the sandpaper until the JB > weld is flush with...
• Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair (Bill Knight)
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 12:22:11 -0700
  Bill, why isn't using JB weld as a coating to prevent galvanic corrosion caused by pooled coolant between the gasket and the heads...
• Re: JB Weld exhaust studs?...
  Historical mailing list - Dan R. Hall
  Tue, 21 May 2002 15:40:06 -0500
  ...JB Weld exhaust studs?... Good afternoon All, I am interested in knowing if anyone has "JB Weld"ed their exhaust studs (permanently) into their...
• SINK PUMP maybe fixed!
  Historical mailing list - THOMAS IN GEORGIA
  Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:17:20 -0700
  I took the sink pump apart, the blade was in 2 parts, nothing that JB weld can't fix!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope, I'll know...
• Re: jbweld on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Mon, 1 Jan 2001 00:12:19 -0600
  ...Sun, 31 Dec 2000 19:55:34 -0800 > >I tried JB Quick Weld on the exhaust crossover pipes or the header. A >terrible smell...
• Re: Dipstick tube loose, how to =?UTF-8?Q?fix=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:32:39 EDT
  ...I n the past I've just cleaned the area as best I can and dabbed some JB Weld about the tube base. Any...
• Re: sliding door latch
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 13:52:54 EST
  ...explain how you can fix a sheared off doorhandle? thats a feat even JB Weld cannot do.. chris
• Re: leaking transmission
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:59:39 -0400
  ...JB weld stick. Just a smidgen in the scratch mark will do it right. Where did youget your seal cap? I need one. See...
• Re: When things go wrong..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 11:12:58 -0500
  ...Now fixed: > http://www.benplace.com/syncro/syncro37.jpg > > Welded (Aluminum), and jb-welded...hi hi hi, i will swap side, so > there is...
• Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair (Bill Knight)
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 11 Apr 1998 00:20:25 -0700
  ...I am fully capable of welding and refinishing the surface but I >like to have a life too and didn't want to go...
• Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair
  Historical mailing list - WestyLuvr
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 22:09:28 EST
  ...Then I apllied the JB Weld to the pits. I just used a sanding block to sand down the high spots even with the...
• rapidfix adhesive instead of JB weld ?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 10:58:34 -0600
  This RapidFix stuff looks too good to be true. Has anyone used it to fix hoses etc on their Vanagon? If it works, it...
• exhaust leak fixed (?)- inspection passed!
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 11:19:46 -0400
  ...higher than the JB Weld). Ended up with a product called Muffler Weld. It doesn't burn off, but isn't very strong, and...
• Re: leaky head gasket question again
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 09:16:12 -0800
  I have used JB Weld as Frank stated below, after cleaning the surface pitting thoroughly on heads, case and cylinder barrels using a wire...
• alternator connections?
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 23:55:30 -0500
  ...Someone had requested pictures of the welding hack. I took pictures of this as well as my continuation of the hack with JB weld...
• Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 14:45:43 -0600
  ...I went with the JB Weld due to the fact that my heads were cracked, not beyound Bently's Spec. I also desperately need...
• Re: small hole at exhaust header patch
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 8 Dec 2019 22:54:01 -0700
  ...header bolts to the head. > Anyone got a recommendation for a JB Weld type patch that will hold up for > a few thousand miles...
• Re: Plastic Cooling Pipe Damage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 07:48:03 -0800
  ...I tried a couple of times to repair using a glue and succeeded with JB WELD type stuff. LOCTITE WELD. I used a dremel...
• Re: Holey muffler, Batman!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 01:14:44 -0500
  ...Mike Sudhir Desai wrote: > high-temp epoxy is my weapon of choice in these matters :) > next is jb-weld. > sudhir > > On 1/5/07...
• WTB/TF used upper grill
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 20:08:08 -0700
  ...In five easy pieces.) JB Weld ain't gonna cut it. Does anyone have a beater that they'd be willing to part with...
• Re: master and slave
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 18:59:42 +1300
  ...Ohm's Law, Sirius satellite radio, and the myriad >wonders of JB Weld. Aw c'mon, where's your sense of humor? Get a...
• SV: Patching pushrod tube?
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 08:49:13 +0200
  ...I will get some JB Weld, and try that procedure this saturday. I am worried about turning the pushrod tube around - I am worried...
• Internal sliding door handles
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 16:07:06 -0500
  ...On the new ones I started grinding off the paint and JB welding the open semi circle area to prevent the failure in the...
• Re: holes
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:49:31 -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...