https://www.posetteforever.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2158&p=33132#p33132
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melamkish
Saturday, 21 October 2006, 01:04 PM


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Yes a gasoline engine. The block had the crack, not the head.  I consider this a temporary repair.  The tractor was in the garage for two years and I had to get it out.  The primary area of damage was a water passage, so very low pressure on this  engine.  

This epoxy has been used for these kind of repairs on both gas and diesel engines  as well as other items for nearly 30 years. Even welders recommend it for certain repairs on cast iron engines. It will withstand 3900 psi tensile pressure. I know someone that repaired a diesel engine 10 years ago and the repair still holds. I was skeptical at first, but it got the tractor running for now.

I still consider it a temporary repair until next spring. It is starting to get  too cold to work out in the unheated garage.


