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Very true. Finding a replacement for a reasonable price might be difficult though. As a side note "Floridianson" , I now have my brother after me to complete the "Great Alaskan Adventure" !!! A guy cannot get a break around here !!! He's right of course. My son will soon be to old to want to go...

I thought about the chips, that's why I said to remove it, clean it and drill it out. Then paint it with a good etching paint and gloss paint. The thickness is around 3/16" I believe.

You could also drill out the hole and tap it with a NPT tap and use a stainless steel NPT plug. That would fix it pretty good. I would remove it and clean it up like I mentioned earlier, and don't forget the "etching" paint.

That's a good idea with the "JB weld" . I didn't think about filling in the pits for the present problem, just how to protect it for the future.

It's Aluminum and it corrodes due to the different metals. If you use a good anti-freeze it helps slow down the corrosion. Also if you take off the cover, sand-blast it clean and paint it with a "aluminum etching" paint and then a good high gloss enamel it will last for decades without any trouble.