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Re: Patching an oil pan

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Subject: Re: Patching an oil pan
From: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 10:45:17 -0400
At 11:44 PM 8/2/2005, you wrote:
>Anyone have any ideas on how to patch a rust hole in an oil pan w/o 
>removing the oil pan. It's on a 93 ranger pickup and the manual says 
>I have to lift the engine up a few inches and remove portions of the 
>front axle. Seems pretty complicated. I'm hoping there is another way.

Pop-rivet a metal patch on with some JB Weld slathered on the 
area???  Any real welding would not go well with the residual oil.

    -Wayne






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