| Engine Repair With Belzona | | | Industry:General Industry (GIND) | | | Application:Engines and Casings (ENC) | | | Customer Location:Limestone producer, Troy, MO | | | Application Date:July 2007 | | | Application Situation:Komatsu 900 loader. | | | Problem:Erosion/corrosion on the cylinder block behind the cylinder liners allowed engine coolant to leak into the lubricating oil causing an engine failure. | | | Products:Belzona® 1311 (Ceramic R Metal) Belzona® 1391 (Ceramic HT) | | | Substrate:Cast Iron | | | Application Method:Application carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet ENC-6. Particular attention paid to removing entrained antifreeze before preparing surface and applying Belzona. | | | Belzona Facts:A new engine block would cost $127,000.00. The repair used less than $100.00 of Belzona product and was done in 4 hours. | | | Photographs Description- Komatsu 900 loader
- Typical damage
- Completed surface preparation
- Finished repair to 1 of the 11 damaged areas
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