--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Joe OBrien" <joeyoseppijoe@xxxx> wrote: > > Maybe you can find someone with a innershield aluminum mig welder? > They could weld a thick bead of weld over the whole, and that fix > would easily last for a while with proper penetration. > Thanks for all the reply's. I think cbl and Joe both are on the right track for a perm fix (welding a al plate across the honeycomb, or at least welding the hole's shut at the tops. The problem I have is that I'm not up for removing the engine right now, especialy if it can be fixed via other methods (even if they are less palatable). From the looks of what i've seen, the valves, etc. the engine could use a rebuild. I went with a variation of the cavity approach that Dave suggested, and was infamously detremental to one engine, but I belive if done correctly there shouldn't be any epoxy entering the hole. I cut a peice of aluminum that fit the wall of the cavity that contains the hole. On the back of this peice I put a good, but not excessive amount of JB Weld. I pressed it against the side of the cavity and put springs in to continue to press it while it cured ~15hours. I then filled the cavity with devcon(sp) epoxy (comes in a self mixing syringe). By having the plate with jb weld on it (litteraly a bandaid for cars) I could then expoxy the hole, with some pressure and not fear seapage. If it works, I'll drive the car in a short radius of my home and in a month or so I will take it apart and see how its holding up. The 'perfect' situation in my mind, would be to find another b28f out a wrecked Delorean or a volvo with the same basic engine. A delorean engine would be best, as I would have all the parts I need to rebuild and prep the engine without having to the current engine apart. I considered a engine swap (nothing larger, just something more available). Tempting, but I think no matter how you crunch the numbers swaping in or rebuilding the prv is gotta be cheaper, and arguably better for the long term value of the car. I'll let everyone know what the status of the fix is once I put it back together. I'm started to drill out the intake bolt, I want to do it right so I'm going to finish it later. Any problems with securing the intake with the three remaining bolts (anti-seized of course) and leaving the fourth out (leak air much)? Thanks -Nate vin 11501 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/