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Subject:Re: jb weld
From:Scot Douglas
Date:Tue, 31 Mar 1998 21:28:14 -0500

> JB Weld is non-conductive from an electrolysis point of view. If it's sanded
> smoothm all it's doing is filling pits, not acting as a gross structural
> component. Having used this stuff in other places, I would trust this kind
> of repair on wasserboxer heads..

Another data piont on J-B Weld's strength in hostile environments:  I
know a man that runs a lawnmower repair shop that fixes scored cylinder
walls with J-B Weld (cheaper option for budget-oriented customers),
hones them, and reassembles the engines.  So far, all of them have been
reliable!

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Best Regards,
Scot Douglas
Project Engineer; Chrysler/Mitsubishi Joint Programs
Mitsubishi Motors R&D of America
P: (734) 971-0900 x124
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