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Old 04-05-2024, 06:58 PM
MatthewKlein MatthewKlein is offline
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Originally Posted by krisr View Post
I'm in this camp. How bad is yours? I typically just glue my timing cover onto the block face with Ultra Blue (no gasket) and it fills in any corrosion pits in the mating surface. Never had a leak. If it's beyond repair and needs machining i'd just get a new cover now they're reproduced in plentiful numbers.
My vote would be Permatex #2 sealer.

Pitting can be filled with JBweld then sanded smooth. Usually sandblast or wire wheel the pitting and clean with break cleaner so the epoxy sticks.