Kent,
This was stated (I should have mentioned) as commercial cement that one
would pour for a walkway.
I heard it, it surprised me, I threw it out to the list as I was curious.
That's all there is to it.
I appreciate all of the responses. .
Kirk
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 4:53 PM, CosmicMag1380 <cosmicmag1380@gmail.com>wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 5:15 PM, Kirk Hargreaves <khargreaves2@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> He then said that he pressure checked the block and the cement held
> the crack. As such he has been using the engine and it has been
> working fine .. as though there was never a crack in the first place.
>
> I have never heard of this before. . and I would guess that he used a
> certain type of thin cement.
> ----------------------------------------
>
> You guys are overthinking this. The cement is an epoxy cement... Glue
> and crack filler! One of the brand names, JB Weld was developed for
> General Motors many years ago. They use it to repair brand new engine
> blocks!!! A buddy of mine was a GM certified master mechanic who told
> me about this 25 years ago.
>
> --
> Kent
> 1960 Bugeye
> 1967 Sprite - following in the 73's footsteps to the boneyard...
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