after finding this pressure washer in the trash we got it running. then found it to have a crack in the pump from freezing water. viewers asked me to try an epoxy on it like jb weld or gorilla glue. well lets find out.
one mans junk is another mans treasure…
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Welding?
Theres quite allot of material there.i have a bad tig try i dont mind opening up to show you whats there
Trying to tig this is a hard thing to do. To effectively join the two halves you must cut out a groove to allow a good flow and aluminum is tricky
Got more than I expected
so now you have an 1800 psi pressure washer
How do you get the water out of the pump for winter storage?
Layers of fiberglass cloth over the whole bottom filling that entire area with the pump assembled, no you wont take it apart anymore.
why not try to weld it ? you have nothing to lose but your time tig it in spots and wait between spots for it to cool off .
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Line the original passage. Take the whole thing apart, since the passages were originally drilled out to begin with, drill the passage where the crack is enough oversize to press in a tube to line the original passage. Then go around to each hole that feeds that passage and drill through the tube. A little more work than blobbing some glue or molten aluminum onto the crack but it's a lost cause to try anything. Might just as well make a project out of it. Or machine the crack flat, make a gasket to seal it and place a patch of strong material i.e. aluminum or steel, over the gasket and bolt it with that retaining bolt right next to the crack. Just keep playing with it until you get it. ben/ michigan
Great video. You sound like Hawkeye off mash
Great video, you could try putting the whole thing into an epoxy or polyester resin block, will look great as well as maybe seal ok.
If unable to weld or braze try marine tex in hardens like metal. I've used it on high pressure car parts. Also has a high tension capacity.
sometimes you just have to know when to quit.most stuff is made cheaply today and not worth repairing.youll quickly be in over your head in money and time trying to fix a machine made in china of plastic and junk metal.
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Fantastic vid! Saved a pressure washer from the crusher
Hey brother I've tried that several different times to salvage a water pump I have spent days trying to save a buck!! But the water pump always wins!!! So now I just bite the bullet and go ahead and just buy a new pump it's not worth the time good try though dude I was sure hoping it would be successful because it was gorilla just too much static pressure peace my friend thanks for the vid don't waste your time peace and have a great day โ๏ธ๐๐ป
Another helpful hint when using gorilla glue or jb weld use sand paper to scuff the metal so the glue has some texture to grab on after it dries. ๐