Kevin Johnson
06-08-2010, 5:34 PM
My Ryobi lawnmower with a Honda engine developed a crack (more like a large hole) at one of the engine mounts. I was going to get it welded, but after I pulled the motor off the deck I am not sure if a welder could do anything.
Anyway, I have some West System 3 Epoxy with the filler. I also have some fiberglass mesh tape used for drywall. I was thinking of maybe laying the tape and epoxy in there kind of like I have seen with boats. Then build it up a few times.
Does anyone think that will work? Or, I could go with the welding route, but I could not think of anything that could be put in there to fill the gap.
I would love to get a new mower, but that is out of the budget right now as I recently got laid off.
Thanks
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4683505426_5e86788181_m.jpg the irregular hole is the broken mount
Anyway, I have some West System 3 Epoxy with the filler. I also have some fiberglass mesh tape used for drywall. I was thinking of maybe laying the tape and epoxy in there kind of like I have seen with boats. Then build it up a few times.
Does anyone think that will work? Or, I could go with the welding route, but I could not think of anything that could be put in there to fill the gap.
I would love to get a new mower, but that is out of the budget right now as I recently got laid off.
Thanks
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4683505426_5e86788181_m.jpg the irregular hole is the broken mount