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13-04-2012, 10:16 AM
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Chat Slapper
Join Date: Feb 2010
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CRACKED BLOCK
Bugga, my block has cracked below the pressure switch on my bay
its a 1600 twin port, what has caused this, and is there a way to fix, or is it fecked
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13-04-2012, 11:18 AM
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Wannabe Chat Slut
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Chessington
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Any pics? Hard to tell without seeing the actual damage?
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13-04-2012, 12:59 PM
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Chat Slapper
Join Date: Feb 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PJ57
Any pics? Hard to tell without seeing the actual damage?
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I'll get some later after work.
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13-04-2012, 02:03 PM
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I really must get out more
Join Date: Jul 2004
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if you mean its cracked from the pressure switch then someone has overtightened the switch, its a tapered thread.
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13-04-2012, 04:32 PM
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I'm not an addict... honest!
Join Date: Jul 2006
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Probably a dead case I'm afraid. Very hard to weld mag alloy and glue just won'y hold the pressure there.
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13-04-2012, 06:58 PM
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Seasoned Chat Slut
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: weston super mare
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you can weld mag ....you need a filler rod made of the same material , like a broken gearbox ect.....and someone with a tig welder that is ac and dc
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13-04-2012, 08:47 PM
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Chat Slapper
Join Date: Feb 2010
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PS3...... eckymon
www.dubsatthefarm.co.uk
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13-04-2012, 10:45 PM
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Help! I'm trapped in here
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Preston NW UK
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scrap unfortuantly.
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