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Originally Posted by rdeyoe
budscub- yeah, that's what I'm planning on doing also (hehehe..."great minds" and all that). The keyserts I have are a 1/2"-13 external thread. Going to drill out the holes, tap to the 1/2" size then drop a bolt in each hole. I'm going to try the gas grill / propane torch method of heating the pan and braze the pads up and around the bolt threads. I'll file them off (don't have a mill) flat, and put in the keyserts once they are level in the cradle. The braze is under a compression load, so I'm not worrying about it coming off, and the steel keyserts should help hold it and keep it from banging around if the aluminum crushes. I've already filled / ground the cradle bars. They're not "machine shop" flat, but waaaay better than the divots that were there.
Ol'George- wish I had a mill to make these all perfectly flat, but for me that's all going to be hand work. I got the pads on the cradle pretty much weld-filled and ground flat, much better now. I was looking for aluminum 4043 welding sticks to fix the pan, but accidently got brazing rods. I think i can make them work though. My main concern was that the pan was cracked. There was an oil spot under the engine after a couple days of hanging. After I got the pan off, my girl cleaned the heck out of it and we set it flat on some boards. Filled it to the rim with kerosene and let sit for a couple days. The only leaks were coming from the drain plug. Someone had put two washers on it, i guess trying to seal it or something. That should be an easy fix. No cracks in the pan itself. Everything will be locked down with washers and a tad of red loctite when it all goes back together. Hopefulle that will be this weekend.
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Check your pan to see if someone put too long of a rail mounting bolt into it cracking it into the inside.
They will weep if it has happened, and hard to see but it is not an uncommon
problem.
Also consider a good cast iron pan ,they are not that costly and solve several problems.
I see good ones pop up regular for around $30 on evil pray.
You can't weld/repair/helicoil for that.
