On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:34:28 -0800 (PST), Skylark Joe
wrote:

another person i talked to told me to braze a washer on the top to act
like a new hole. How does that sound to you and what rod should i use?

Brazing doesn't work on exhausts for air cooled engines because the
exhaust parts run too hot. I don't know how hot the exhaust manifold
gets on a Skylark.