If so, any suggestions about what to do about it?
This a 1982 3.0L case half that has chip out of it where the oil tube runs from the thermostat on top, down underneath and then to the other half.
Machine shop didn't want to mess with it. Welder was worried about welding aluminum over steel. He suggested pulling the tube out prior to welding and machining the chase before reinserting tube. That sounds like a recipe for worse problems considering the big curve the tube makes going under the bottom of the case. Other options are JB Weld as a patch and doing nothing.
I haven't had the opportunity to get an 'expert' opinion on this, so please chime in if you have any thoughts.
