Alex, You should be able to fix the crack and leak by brazing it followed by a
slow cool to soften the work hardened area.
Best
JK
--- On Sun, 6/21/09, Alex <alexmm@roadrunner.com> wrote:
> From: Alex <alexmm@roadrunner.com>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] dented oil pan
> To: "I Erbs" <eyera3@gmail.com>, "HealeyRick" <healeyrick@yahoo.com>
> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
> Date: Sunday, June 21, 2009, 8:15 PM
> Oh how I wish I didn't do that to my
> oil sump when I had it off the car!
>
> The beating I gave it from the inside with a block of wood
> apparently
> work-hardened the dents and formed a tiny crack, leading to
> an incurable oil
> leak.
>
> == Alex in Maine
> "The Blue Mainie," 1960 Austin
> Healey 3000 BT7
> "Conkling," 1946 MG TC #1321
> Former owner 1957 A-H 100-6, 1967
> A-H BJ8,
> 1965 MG Midget
> http://home.roadrunner.com/~alexmm
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