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Subject:Re: fixing old heat exchangers
From:Joseph F. Fournier II
Date:Mon, 13 Nov 1995 12:03:47 -0600 (CST)

On Mon, 13 Nov 1995, Sami Dakhlia wrote:

> ... Cleaned them up in hot, soapy, water and let
> them dry for a couple of days. Then painted them with POR-15 (paint over
> rust), which gives the metal an almost ceramic-like, hard, finish.
> Finally, I band-aided perforations with aluminum-foil tape, and voila. 
> 

I have a small hole in one of mine and I plan to fix it when I remove the 
engine at 300 miles to retorque the heads. I thought I would use a small 
strip of alumninm (possibly from a can) and some JB Weld to attach it. I 
was also thinking of pop-riveting it in there before the JB Weld.

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