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I was unable to safely avoid a piece of bouncing debris on track. It caused a fist-sized area of cracks in my lower engine cover. What's the best glue to make the repair? I was actually thinking of using a soldering iron.
Can you use a patch/thin strip pop rivetted in place, maybe some gunk if you want it sealed too? You might have to use longer pop rivets and washers to spread the load.
I used a soldering iron and some scrap plastic I had from an old engine tray that I had cut up when I got the Kraftwerks Rotrex kit years ago. I used the scrap plastic like solder and did both sides. I did the work in the garage, and took this picture out in the sun. It looked like ****, so I went over the the whole repair with a wider soldering iron blade. Seems strong enough, but I probably could have gotten by without doing anything given the current temps.
That will probably work, but if it were me (and it was a time ago) I would still reinforce it with a few thin strips of plastic or aluminium bolted or pop rivetted across the join.
That will probably work, but if it were me (and it was a time ago) I would still reinforce it with a few thin strips of plastic or aluminium bolted or pop rivetted across the join.
I thought you were talking about something else.
Yeah I think we all assumed he meant the lower timing cover and not the splash shield.