vw 2180 case crack

[gyronutt]

i have a crack from a head stud any ideas on how to repair? :confused:

[scottessex]

You may have to dissassemble the engine and get the hole welded up and re-drilled and tapped. But VW's are a magnesium alloy, so make sure your welder knows how to weld it.

[Gordon Gibson]

(1) Attach a three-foot piece of chain to any convenient part of the engine.
(2) Grasp free end of chain with both hands.
(3) Position yourself on the edge of any large gully, gulch, crevasse or canyon.
(4) Swing engine briskly around above your head three times.
(5) Release chain.

sorry bro, jus' kiddin'!

[Screw]

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Buy new case with the bell part closest to the #4 cylinder welded completey, and add your usable parts.

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[GyroJunkie]

I recently saw a demonstration of this product.

check it out and see video at aluminumrepair.com (http://aluminumrepair.com/)

This new repair technology performs well on aluminum, cast aluminum, pot metal, copper, magnesium, and all white or porous metals. You can easily repair corroded or oil-impregnated areas that can be next to impossible to fix using welding machines with aluminum welding rods or other brazing products.

I have no personal experience with it, but it looks promissing.

[Screw]

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Check this out buddy. Good Luck.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=46098&item=7940836189&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

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[scottessex]

This new repair technology performs well on aluminum, cast aluminum, pot metal, copper, magnesium, and all white or porous metals. You can easily repair corroded or oil-impregnated areas that can be next to impossible to fix using welding machines with aluminum welding rods or other brazing products

The problem with this stuff is it is "stuck" on, it is not fused to the base metal, as a weld is. usually when welding aluminum, the piece to be welded must be heated in an oven, otherwise when heat is applied it just dissapates through the part and you can't get the weld area hot enough. especially on something with as much mass as an engine case.

Thier claim about welding dirty metal bothers me too.

And Screw, yes the brazilian cases are good, or was that the mexican ones??

[Screw]

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Brazil. Those are the Magnisium. It's funny to me that the aluminum cases are 15lbs heavier. But the aluminum, are supose to last a long while.

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