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Old 06-20-2011, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Jerry Clayton View Post
Thats a common place/way for an an oil pan to fail---oil pans will oil can---and the stress point is at the weld line where two flat sheets come together at 090*and are welded---especially with alum--there are so many different alloys of sheet stock, so many different welding rod alloys and then add in the welding technique and you have a sure to happen failure--just depends on how long it'll take
The original pans is made from steel. It has been zinc plated.

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