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Hey! I was too embarrassed to admit I dropped the bloody popsicle stick into the case as I was mounting the jugs. Luckily it fell out during the oil change.
Please take a look at the case pics. Strange looking metal looks like a repair. Any ideas? Looks suspicious. The “ cracks “ as well. Thanks
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Hey! I was too embarrassed to admit I dropped the bloody popsicle stick into the case as I was mounting the jugs. Luckily it fell out during the oil change.
Please take a look at the case pics. Strange looking metal looks like a repair. Any ideas? Looks suspicious. The “ cracks “ as well. Thanks
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Looks to me like Hi Heat or Extreme Heat JB Weld, but not sure what the PO was up to.

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The "cracks" look like typical casting marks, nothing to worry about.



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Not a repair. When the factory drilled out the oil passages, they'd swage a metal ball in the opening and cover that over with some sort of epoxy. In other words, the "patches" are normal.

....and as Jeff said, those likely aren't cracks. They're casting marks.... normal again.
 

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Not a repair. When the factory drilled out the oil passages, they'd swage a metal ball in the opening and cover that over with some sort of epoxy. In other words, the "patches" are normal.

....and as Jeff said, those likely aren't cracks. They're casting marks.... normal again.
I just figured I’d bring it to your attention. Thanks so much. It’s great to have this resource. I doubt the manuals would have this specific type of info that usually comes from years of work
 
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