RememberGoliad
Veteran Member
Pic that I hope is somewhere in this post is of a freeze crack in a Yanmar 2cyl diesel tractor engine. It's where the water enters the engine. Apparently someone didn't bother draining the engine until the thaw
I know this type of crack can be sealed back up with the semi-liquid two part JB that one squeezes out of two tubes and stirs together. I've done that. This crack is on the bottom of the semicircular water passage that sticks out of the block like a wart. Gravity is not my friend on this one. So I have two options: one is to use the semi-runny two part and hold it in place with duct tape until it sets. Other is to use that knead-together stick. (I suppose the third option, which I would seriously consider if it was my tractor and not someone else's, would be to lay the whole machine on its side so that the crack is facing up but I'd hate for the young fella to swing by and see his tractor taking a nap!)
Now, all that said, the reason for my post is: Is the knead-together epoxy stuff as good at sticking and holding and not popping off as the traditional runny JB Weld? And if you had your druthers, what brand, if there's a difference? Thanks, y'all!
I know this type of crack can be sealed back up with the semi-liquid two part JB that one squeezes out of two tubes and stirs together. I've done that. This crack is on the bottom of the semicircular water passage that sticks out of the block like a wart. Gravity is not my friend on this one. So I have two options: one is to use the semi-runny two part and hold it in place with duct tape until it sets. Other is to use that knead-together stick. (I suppose the third option, which I would seriously consider if it was my tractor and not someone else's, would be to lay the whole machine on its side so that the crack is facing up but I'd hate for the young fella to swing by and see his tractor taking a nap!)
Now, all that said, the reason for my post is: Is the knead-together epoxy stuff as good at sticking and holding and not popping off as the traditional runny JB Weld? And if you had your druthers, what brand, if there's a difference? Thanks, y'all!