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Old Feb 27, 2020
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Junkyard valve cover “melting”

Hey all 👋 I got a pretty decent looking valve cover from the junkyard, but there is a spot where the metal is turning to “liquid”. This started after I removed the old gasket and what I thought was leftover gasket sealer is actually the liquid metal. Best I can describe it as grey mud. What the hell? I removed down to normal looking metal and now it’s become soft. OEM failure?
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Re: Junkyard valve cover “melting”

JB weld maybe.
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Re: Junkyard valve cover “melting”

I don’t see any spot for a weld unless whomever painted the cover in the original paint. Is there anything I can put on this spot to seal it or should I just go back to the junkyard and see if I can find another?
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Re: Junkyard valve cover “melting”

Someone probably used JB weld and it's not holding. I would get another one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-B_Weld
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Re: Junkyard valve cover “melting”

Thank you for that. Good thing my scrap yard has a 30 day return policy 😵
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