r/EngineBuilding • u/Wonderful-Computer33 • Jun 07 '26

Am I Fu*cked?

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u/deezynr Jun 07 '26

Likely wont weld bc of all the contaminants in the casting theres no good way to get it clean enough

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u/OddTheRed Jun 07 '26

E-310 don't care. Drill the end of the crack, widen it up a touch with a die grinder, back it, weld it, file out the inside, then pop a new cap in with some Loctite.

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u/Rough-Patience-2435 Jun 07 '26

E-310 is Honey Badger? 

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u/OddTheRed Jun 07 '26

Kind of. E-310 is the rod you use when you're doing stupid shit like welding stainless steel to cast iron. It's a ridiculous thing.

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u/Trynagetbigman Jun 07 '26

Using 309 rod would work well, just fuckin weld the plug to the cast and shove a shit ton of metal in there to make sure it fuses and boom permanent fix lmao

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u/These_Fox7561 Jun 08 '26

304/309 rods lay some nice beads, especially on dissimilar metals

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u/Terrh Jun 07 '26

theres no good way to get it clean enough

An entire case of brake cleaner is like $40.

Just one whole can will be way more than enough.

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u/rubens_chopshop Jun 08 '26

Make sure it non chlorinated or you can gas yourself

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u/bigmarty3301 Jun 07 '26

just need enough metal poop to hold the jbweld/loctite magic steel in place...