Brother....go find good used parts and brackets. They are available. Also JB weld on the fuel pressure regulator? I'd bet good money that's a $30 AC Delco regulator. JB welding junk parts is asking for trouble. Do your customer right and fix it right or turn them away. This will be back in short order.
Customer didn’t want to pay for another part and told me to fix it anyway I could. I looked for another bracket and regulator used but couldn’t find one for a reasonable price. The machine shop I use JB welds blocks all the time to make repairs so if it works I use it. The regulator is never under pressure always vacuum so the epoxy should hold. That was a special Mercruiser regulator that I haven’t seen in any other application. This entire engine was almost too rusted to repair but I restored it to decent condition. I just didn’t publish all the videos. If I turned every customer with a rough boat away I just about wouldn’t have any customers.
Merci beaucoup ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Brother....go find good used parts and brackets. They are available. Also JB weld on the fuel pressure regulator? I'd bet good money that's a $30 AC Delco regulator. JB welding junk parts is asking for trouble. Do your customer right and fix it right or turn them away. This will be back in short order.
Customer didn’t want to pay for another part and told me to fix it anyway I could. I looked for another bracket and regulator used but couldn’t find one for a reasonable price. The machine shop I use JB welds blocks all the time to make repairs so if it works I use it. The regulator is never under pressure always vacuum so the epoxy should hold. That was a special Mercruiser regulator that I haven’t seen in any other application. This entire engine was almost too rusted to repair but I restored it to decent condition. I just didn’t publish all the videos. If I turned every customer with a rough boat away I just about wouldn’t have any customers.
You can order the parts online to rebuild it the right way for $500