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• Re: Propane tank fill valve replacement...
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 8 Mar 2005 12:24:17 -0700
  ...liquid wrench or sumthin to clean it up.I > put that jb weld on the waterpump and used a regular sized file to surface...
• Re: Transmission housing corrosion and (separate question) asbestos ;~(
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 11:21:40 -0800
  ...JB weld will temporarily do the job, but wont stay put for long. Some guys have added steel pieces onto where the shifter mounting...
• Re: Steel coolant pipe repair ideas
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Wed, 2 Nov 2005 01:41:00 -0800
  ...I have a bead roller to use on the tubes for the future job, wouldn't trust JB Weld to make a bead that...
• 85 westy water pump replacement w/ a/c and power steering----- done
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:49:56 -0800
  ...No aluminum was removed-perfect weld match to old aluminum.JB weld keeps me on the road! The basic instructions that I downloaded (Tom...
• Re: small hole at exhaust header patch
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 9 Dec 2019 06:03:02 -0800
  ...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: Head Gasket Job Costs?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Stelz
  Sat, 25 May 2002 07:07:36 -0700
  ...You can usually fill in the pits with JB weld and sand the head down with fine grit sand paper. It's doubtful any...
• Re: fuel system expansion tanks
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:05:05 -0500
  ...As I understand it that part of the system is not under pressure - so we were thinking about using JB Weld or something similar...
• Re: skylight flex arm repair
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 20:27:55 EDT
  Jim - I just used JB Weld to attach a washer to the end of each of the flex arm "pins" that poke through the...
• Re: Sink Faucet Question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 12 May 2003 21:54:21 -0700
  ...JB Weld doesn't work well on that type of plastic. It might work for you but it didn't work for me. I...
• Re: Instrument cluster tab repair
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 4 Mar 2023 23:34:13 +0000
  ...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: Instrument cluster tab repair
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 4 Mar 2023 18:15:00 -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: Need ideas to fix gas tank leak
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 17 Sep 2005 18:49:50 EDT
  ...J-B STIK Weld is a hand kneadable, steel-reinforced epoxy putty adhesive/sealant that will plug holes and make permanent repairs on wet...
• Homemade aerator for Westfalia faucet
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:16:45 -0800
  ...Finally resorted to some JB Weld, and now it works fine. I do love the adjustable volume control, and it seems to swivel every...
• Re: Oil Pump Access
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:53:52 -0800
  ...A half inch of JB Weld bought me about 50,000 miles! Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: I need Coolant pipes 85 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 13:24:07 -0800
  ...The po jb welded the pipe to the water pump.Steve _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!
• How best to JB weld pitted heads?
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 07:56:12 -0500
  Joe L --- I haven't yet disassembled a wasserleaker, so this may be a dumb question. Moving right along.... for aircooled VW heads, we...
• Re: Hi resolution pictures of Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Nunya Business
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 19:09:26 -0700
  ...Roger pried out the old dead gasket, sanded things a > > bit and re-filled the gap with JB Weld. Audacious to be sure. :) > > > > Maybe...
• Re: quick and dirty head swap
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 22 May 2013 07:49:59 -0700
  ...Mind you I only lapped long enough to take the excess JB Weld off. And parchment paper worked great. No sticking to the JB...
• Re: Front Heater wiring - Updated - and Merry Christmas!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:27:10 -0800
  ...I read a post elsewhere that an owner JB Weld-ed a cap over the shaft end. he also glued a tube into a...
• Heads Off
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 17:02:33 -0600
  ...Now what should I use to clean them up? I'm going to JB Weld the pits, because I can't afford the machining...
• Re: Radiator change
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 5 May 2006 21:00:39 -0700
  ...I did try to fix it with JB Weld but that didn't work. At that point I figured it was an almost 20...
• Re: HELP!! stripped spark plug hole.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 14:03:35 -0400
  ...I used a brass pipe driven in, and then jb weld placed around it. Screwed the sender into that. Worked good.
• Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 13:14:05 -0600
  ...want to just weld up the pits and have the head flycut for proper sealing surface at the barrels. That JB patch is just...
• Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 21:10:45 -0800
  ...press? Since spot welding can be disastrous to the bushings if not done correctly, what about just using some JB Weld? The stuff holds...
• Re: Gizmo purpose revealed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 Jul 2017 16:29:44 -0700
  ...The metal cup for the magnet makes it nice but even jb weld to glue magnet to a stick would do it. Alistair > On...
• Re: fix hole in battery
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:57:07 -0500
  Yeah, try some JB weld and a sheet metal screw. Maybe a stainless screw won't corrode away. Make sure the screw doesn't...
• Re: put goo on gaskets or not?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 06:18:14 EST
  ...well it looks like JB weld or PC7 will fix the pitting issue for the pump and i sandblasted all the tubes and painted...
• Re: Patching pushrod tube?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 09:44:13 -0400
  ...Apply JB weld to the area. Rotate the tube so the repair is at the top, thus keeping oil off of it during normal...
• Re: Instrument cluster tab repair
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 4 Mar 2023 19:16:03 -0700
  ...The stout JB Weld epoxy will pull it all >> together. Yes, we all totally understand about nickel-size corner broken >> off. So, you need...
• Re: spark plug blow out
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Thu, 30 May 2002 17:35:09 +0000
  ...Seems the helicoil creates a >hot zone that gradually eats away the aluminum. >Well, I JB welded that sucker back in, that lasted about...
• Re: Bentley says nada about the water pump ?!
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 14:56:57 -0400
  ...I remember some posts about the water pump eating into > the block and having to fix it with JB Weld. If the gauges are...
• Re: Head Gaskets are Shot
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Feb 1997 09:22:27 PST
  ...if not destroy it completely. > >As noted, filling the pits with JB Weld is a good solution. There are >some >good directions for doing...
• Re: Non-remote Mirror fix
  Historical mailing list - William H. Collins
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 15:15:22 EST
  ...95, I'm not sure if I'd > bother to buy JB Weld and go through an elaborate procedure fixing the old >one. Don...
• Re: How best to JB weld pitted heads?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 14:59:07 -0500
  ...BMW reccs JB-Weld (by name no less) to repair a similar sort of problem on the first generation M3 engines, why sweat it...
• Wasserleaker -- we will soldier on, but how?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 06:52:32 -0700
  ...Find a good rebuilt 1.9l WBX? Are there such things? Hand them a printout of how the JB Weld the cracks and ask...
• Re: Will someone please go KILL this guy!!!
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 14:30:11 -0700
  ...Do you think JB Weld is strong enough to hold the upper and > >bottom Syncros together? VC on upper Syncro a must for even...
• Re: torque on coolant sensor in expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:06:16 -0700
  ...I suppose that could be fixed by some JB weld. alistair On 2012-04-28, at 12:19 PM, Edward Maglott wrote: > I have...
• Re: Fast German Auto rebuilds and core charges?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 11:37:52 -0700
  ...A good note, I found that JB Weld is indeed a miracle epoxy as it has filled and bonded the crack even on one...
• ENOUGH, ALREADY! (was Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 06:59:34 -0800
  ...65 Bug into a fun and profitable ice-cream truck", "Using JB Weld to convert your Adventures-in-Sawzalling-CamperWagen BACK into a passenger...
• Re: EMT (electrical conduit) for transitions in Vanagon cooling system? (engine convers
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:11:56 -0700
  ...I assume I can't weld to this stuff. Too bad as running a bead around with my MIG would be optimum. Neil. On...
• Re: repeatedly blowing head gasket-what I found
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 16:03:00 -0800
  ...I use JB > > > Weld. Clean the pitted area with brake cleaner > and > > > some sand paper. > > > Fill in the pits with JB Weld and let...
• Re: Head Job
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 09:34:36 -0700
  ...I would also buy some JB weld as your case will > be pitted (never seen one yet that wasn't) and you will need...
• Re: Question about 2.1 cylinder and head question
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 16:17:49 -0500
  ...They are pitted, though, > and I am going the JB weld route. Should I just send the heads to a > shop and have them...
• Re: gas fuel tank sealant repair needed
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Lepage
  Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:01:44 -0400
  I used JB Weld on my gas tank and it's been holding perfectly. Just make sure it's very clean before application. Cheers...
• Re: GOOP
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 21:28:19 -0500
  ...JB-weld is another multi-use adhesive that I try to keep stocked in my road-trip toolkit. Happy trails, Greg Potts Toronto, Ontario...
• Re: Glove box door nose-dives
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 12:40:40 -0700
  ...Actually, I just finished JB-welding a piece of plastic to it (nice and flexible, cut from a phone jack wall plate) in the...
• Re: Instrument cluster tab repair
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 4 Mar 2023 19:32:27 -0700
  ...The stout JB Weld epoxy will pull it all >> together. Yes, we all totally understand about nickel-size corner broken >> off. So, you need...
• Re: Dipstick tube loose, how to fix?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:17:17 -0400
  ...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: gas mileage question
  Historical mailing list - Walter Gomes
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:39:23 -0700
  ...Repaired head w/ JB weld about 1k ago Tires: Michelin MXT's at 48 psi with 20k miles on them (with plenty of tread...
• Transmission corroding through
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 20:00:39 -0700
  I spent some time this evening working on the pinhole in the transmission, cleaning it up and just finished the JB Weld patch. I...
• Re: Will someone please go KILL this guy!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:26:49 -0700
  ...Do you think JB Weld is strong enough to hold the upper and >bottom Syncros together? VC on upper Syncro a must for even...
• Re: Plastic Fantastic; Your coolant system's dissolving AKKK !!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 13:42:37 -0800
  ...Later I added some JB weld to seal the crack in the head, and I have put about 40,000 miles on it since...
• Re: Front reservoir repair again
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 9 Jun 2021 17:42:07 -0700
  ...I remember something like using JB Weld... but you have an option to get a new one here... https://www.gowesty.com/product/wiper...
• Re: Removing front heater cover
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 25 Sep 2019 15:21:47 -0700
  ...if it breaks JB Weld to the rescue or looking at the ads.... On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 2:49 PM Jim. Felder...
• 87: follow up on leaking head
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 19 Mar 1996 16:47:47 -0800
  ...Tried to seal the crack externally with JB Weld. This is an epoxy product that was recommended by a FLAP. Didn't work, nice...
• Re: Instrument cluster tab repair
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 5 Mar 2023 09:35:45 -0700
  ...The stout JB Weld epoxy will pull it all >> together. Yes, we all totally understand about nickel-size corner broken >> off. So, you need...
• 87 Vanagon: weeping head summary
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 15 Mar 1996 08:47:48 -0800
  ...I'm going to first try to patch it from the outside with thin layer of a product like JB Weld. This is a...
• Re: Suggestions for heater housing repair product needed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 13:39:58 -0600
  I have good luck with JB Weld. Clean the surface well, rough it up a little and wipe with with alcohol. Larry A. On...
• Re: Instrument cluster tab repair
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 4 Mar 2023 21:16:00 -0700
  ...The stout JB Weld epoxy will pull it all >> together. Yes, we all totally understand about nickel-size corner broken >> off. So, you need...
• Re: Electric window switch, broken tabs
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:41:46 -0800
  I used JB Weld to inbed a heavy wire that had two legs standing out, just as the two plastic ones were. Now they...