In a message dated 02/01/2005 8:44:30 PM Eastern Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

well it  looks like JB weld or PC7 will fix the pitting issue for the pump
and i  sandblasted all the tubes and painted with por-15. painted all the tubes
and  brackets
black por 15 and the silver por 15 all the aluminum pcs. now the  aluminum
a/c , power steering, front engine supports are all pretty silver and  can just
be wiped
off and look great.

now to put this pig back  together should i high temp RV the bits and pcs
back together or if the mate  surface is good just gasket and bolt it up?

    Jonce, all damaged mating surfaces on the  waterboxer engine can easily
be repaired with JB Weld, I do it all the time with  great success.  Also your
plan of coating all the rustable metal parts with  POR-15 is one that I have
been following for years now very successfully  also.  Keep up the good work !
Use red Hi Temp RTV Silicon sealant on  the rubber head gaskets and exhaust
gaskets only.  All other gasketed and  O-ringed areas use the grey RTV Silicon
sealant for aluminium surfaces.  It  will insure a good seal, stop corrosion
and make it easy to disassemble when the  time comes.  A light tack coating on
the gasket and O-ring surfaces is all  that's needed.

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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