I was concerned that the epoxy would not hold up on the moist, sticky surface of the pipe and I didn't have the time to wait and drain the coolant and properly prepare the surface.? I had another 1800 miles to go before home and only wanted to fix it once.? I'll braze once I get home.?

Tom
'91 Carat

-----Original Message-----
From: J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 9:02 am
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Distributor woes; carry JB weld

I really advocate carrying JB weld or a bonding product like it.
One that sets up fast.
I hit a rock, and got a leak in my 2.2 oil pan, ( before I installed a shortened
one. )

I've always had good luck with JB Weld as well, and am a big believer in it. But
your story reminds me of a posting I saw years ago where a guy said JB Weld was
crap. He was out in the middle of no where (Baja, IIRC) and got a whole in his
pan. Fixed it with JB Weld and got home, but 5,000 miles later the repair
failed, so in his opinion the stuff is crap. I had to laugh at that, I don't
think he "got it"       Jeff