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November 7, 2019 at 8:50 pm #186694
Bob Wight
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    I don’t see any such cracks in my RD-18 but I was just wondering if there would be any benefit in filling the cracks with a low temp aluminum welding rod (Alumaloy or similar).

    Bob

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