[AT] Manifold to head issue

[jtchall at nc.rr.com]

As far as I know MSC still carries a lot of metal repair putty products. You 
may want to check their website and see what they have in stock.

http://www.mscdirect.com


John Hall


-----Original Message----- 
From: Gunnells, Bradley R
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 11:57 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: [AT] Manifold to head issue

I've got a question to see how others might handle this issue.

I've got a Allis WD-45 that the exhaust manifold had burned out along the 
gasket on #4 cylinder. Since this tractor is new to me I don't know how long 
it was like that but I suspect years. I've torn it apart and have a new 
manifold to put on it but noticed when I ran a file across it that there is 
a bit of pitting and a slight gap around the port at the end of the head.

I know the "correct" way to fix it would probably be to remove the head and 
have a machine shop weld up and surface the head. But in trying to avoid 
that time and expense I was wondering if others have found alternate 
solutions to such a problem. Would something like JB Weld dabbed along the 
pitted area when the manifold is installed hold up? This is the exhaust port 
so all pressure is going to be forcing it out so I'm not as concerned about 
sucking something into the cylinder. Any other remedies folks have tried 
that have been successful?

Thanks
Brad
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