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I JB Welded (steel impregnated epoxy) the case. 7/8 of the crack stayed sealed but a little oil is seeping out of the end. Turns out I have another crack closer to the fan housing, under (?) the oil passage. I am tired of fighting this engine with such a limited budget. I'm going to look into buying a new VW water-pumper and garaging my baby (age/rank/'too much $#@!ing money spent' has it's privileges) until I can afford to start driving her again. This way I can drop the engine and have the crack welded or I'll have to contact my builder and have a new one machined. At least with the engine out it'll make installing the oil pre-cooler easier. She's still drivable until the <groan> day I can get a new vehicle. Man, all the air has left my sails and I can't spy any enthusiasm on the horizon. Toby Erkson air_cooled_nut@pobox.com <-- Please use this address for email '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed '75 Porsche 914 1.8L, ORPCA member Portland, Oregon, http://www.pobox.com/~toby_erkson/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe