Braze or Weld Oil Pickup
#4
Well, I'll tell you this: if you elect to have someone MIG it, remove the end cover, gears and bypass spring and go real slow on the weld. DO NOT over penetrate with the weld. I had someone weld the entire circumference of my pickup, and the weld burned through the pickup resulting in a big piece of slag that ended up getting sucked into the gears of the pump. Not a good thing!
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I had one that was brazed in about 10 years ago. It cracked and fell out while running about 50 miles down bay from my ramp. I saw it in time and the engine was not hurt but boy was it a pain in the A$$ getting towed to a near by beach, finding someone to bring truck and trailer, pulling out on a beach, and then having to pull the engine to fix it.
I am sure a weld can break too, just never personally had it happen.
I am sure a weld can break too, just never personally had it happen.