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Originally Posted by Fredward
I found the reason I'm only getting 9psi max boost on my C-10 in my Magna. The CAC has about an 8" vertical crack. Easily accessible from the outside of the coach behind the grill. I'm wondering if I could either weld it or JB Weld it while it is in place. Obviously the right answer is to remove it and replace it or have it repaired.
But I'm tempted as long as the crack is so accessible, and a C-10 only builds 20 psi or so to maybe do a temporary fix using epoxy like JB Weld. Might get by for awhile. I've done some crazy repairs with JB Weld. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don't.
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Fredward,
Well Sir, I look at it this way. You paid for a nice coach. You want it to take you many places, PROBLEM free, correct? So, if you're ASKING for it to be dependable, then do it the right way, WELD IT, do not "patch" it with any epoxy, or JB or anything else. If you've ever welded any aluminum and, have good experience at it, then you know that Aluminum MUST be contaminate free in order for a quality weld to take place.
So, if you epoxy or J/B weld it, and for some reason (could be many) it breaks free and, you're in the middle of a trip some place, and you go back to 9 PSI of boost, you'll sure as heck wish you would have welded it in the first place. Because, re-cleaning that contaminated area so that a proper TIG weld can take place, is going to be twice as hard as it would normally be.
In situations like this, it just pays to go the extra mile and, do it the right way. When you're done, and it's working as new, you'll thank yourself for taking the time to do it right, knowing that the potential for re-cracking is all but gone.
Scott