Annealing.

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  1. H.O.

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    Copper head gaskets and sump plug gaskets can be annealed by heating and re-lifed, can aluminum (or aloominum in the USA) be treated the same way?
     
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    Try this, may answer you


    Boom, 2 min response :)
     
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    Thanks for that, great stuff!
     
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    another method is rub ali. with hard soap and heat till soap turns black , and quench , job done
     
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    Fairy liquid too when it turns black Ali is about to melt
     
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    ............Also dont forget to put stick your tongue in the blow torch flame to test for the right heat.
     
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