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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 15 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 15 | after twenty years decided to service oil bath air cleaner. removed and dumped old oil, cleaned up reinstalled and put new oil in. guess no good deed goes unpunished. small pin hole, drip, drip. so do i soder or jb weld? | | | | | Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 179 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 179 | Jb weld is good, just make sure its good and clean, no oil or grease. Buddy of mine had a pin hole in the gas tank on his truck, made sure the gas level was below the hole, fixed it, went another 5 years.Good luck
Roy | | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,384 | JB works great if everything is CLEAN. After all the normal cleaning rinse with lacquer thinner before putting it on.
Brazing works well too.
The pin holes are caused by drops of water that gets into the filter. The drop is heavier than the oil, settles to the bottom and can't evaporate. It turns very acid and eats a hole right where it sits.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 872 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 872 | Repaint the entire interior of the bottom with a POR15 like product. Will buy you a ton of protection. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 15 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 15 | Thanks for the responses. got it fixed and learned something.. | | |
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