TCD S-2 intercooler reservoir leak - JB Weld or?

[Dave McLaren]

The TCD S-2 system uses a water-to-air intercooler. The reservoir was mounted such that it was touching a body seam in the front clip which chafed against the aluminum reservoir causing a leak. Can I use JB Weld to fix the hole or what is recommended?

I'll try to add a pic and hopefully YouTube link in a minute. Want to get this up first as I typed up the post on my iPhone 6 then the page crashed.

Thanks, guys.

https://youtu.be/NjH4yI-9cN0

Dave

[LJ851]

Weld it.

Epoxy like JB weld is a temporary repair if it works at all.

[Dave McLaren]

Weld it.

Epoxy like JB weld is a temporary repair if it works at all.

Thanks, Lorin. I was thinking that but wondered if i could doctor this thing up at home today.

[ak-]

I would also like to weld it, but JB weld will definitely work.
Just sand it down bare all around the area and let it cure for 12(?) hours or so.

[TheTacoMan]

You can also bend that sheetmetal or cut it pretty easily.

[Dave McLaren]

Got the hole welded up today and it looks good to me. I guess I'll touch up the powdercoat texture with a bit of matte black spray paint I have in the garage.






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[Dave McLaren]

By the way, thanks for the tips ak and TheTacoMan.

I don't want to cut any sheet metal so I think I'll start by putting some rubber pieces as a buffer between the reservoir and the body. If I do a crap job of that, I'll get engineering in my factory to figure it out.


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