ok... some of you may know that i bought a 1993 gsx750f kat dealy from special K... some of you may also know that the bike had been down prior to my ownership (nothing apparently major, but did cause a little damage)... two things: under the timing cover a little chunk of the mating surface is missing and it leaks (prior shoddy epoxy job)... also, i removed the oil pan to solve a mess of RTV and another leak, and clean the pickup screen while i was in there... once i got the pan off, i found the casting where the middle-of-the-pan bolt goes sheared off in the bottom of the pan... it doesnt appear to be structural, and in fact, i cant really understand why in the f it is there, but what do i know... cant decide if it was already busted or if i got it whilst using the rubber BFH to unstick the RTV--- the bolt was installed and intact, as best i can tell.,.. the pan has been welded to fix a crack, so it must have taken a hit at some point...
i thought i might JB weld these pieces... i have used JB weld before with good results, but this spot is actually *in* the oil sump, and i havent any experience in that kind of application... i may just have the timing cover area TIG-ged and be done with it, but i think the casting under the pan will be too much of a PITA to fix that way... K hooked me up with fresh gaskets, and i have my hondabond handy if it looks dicey--- thanks keith...
what do you think, folks?
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BTW, this is the second pickup screen i have picked little orange balls of silly-cone out of... friends dont let friends use RTV on their close-tolerance engines!
i thought i might JB weld these pieces... i have used JB weld before with good results, but this spot is actually *in* the oil sump, and i havent any experience in that kind of application... i may just have the timing cover area TIG-ged and be done with it, but i think the casting under the pan will be too much of a PITA to fix that way... K hooked me up with fresh gaskets, and i have my hondabond handy if it looks dicey--- thanks keith...
what do you think, folks?
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BTW, this is the second pickup screen i have picked little orange balls of silly-cone out of... friends dont let friends use RTV on their close-tolerance engines!
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