Re: Oil pan repair?
[Re: racerx]
#2695134
09/07/19 08:48 AM
09/07/19 08:48 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 2,540 Milwaukee WI
TRENDZ
master
|
master
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 2,540
Milwaukee WI
|
Brake clean, blow out cracks with air, wire brush, brake clean, blow out with air, propane torch until sweat is gone, weld. Make sure to keep the pan fastened to something rigid... preferably a spare block. Aluminum moves a lot when welding.
Last edited by TRENDZ; 09/07/19 08:51 AM.
"use it 'till it breaks, replace as needed"
|
|
|
Re: Oil pan repair?
[Re: TRENDZ]
#2695137
09/07/19 09:03 AM
09/07/19 09:03 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,631 Stuttgart, Arkansas
rickseeman
master
|
master
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,631
Stuttgart, Arkansas
|
You know of course that this is going to bring out all of the stories about brake clean, tig welding and death.
2011 Drag Pak Challenger
|
|
|
Re: Oil pan repair?
[Re: rickseeman]
#2695162
09/07/19 10:32 AM
09/07/19 10:32 AM
|
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 20,158 PA.
pittsburghracer
"Little"John
|
"Little"John
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 20,158
PA.
|
You know of course that this is going to bring out all of the stories about brake clean, tig welding and death. Yep. Believe it or not some people still don’t know about the dangers. Until it’s to late.
1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.42@138.27
Livin and lovin life one day at a time
|
|
|
Re: Oil pan repair?
[Re: FastmOp]
#2695226
09/07/19 01:10 PM
09/07/19 01:10 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 11,526 Fulton County, PA
CMcAllister
Mr. Helpful
|
Mr. Helpful
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 11,526
Fulton County, PA
|
No brake clean, unless you're the type to play with loaded guns too.
Acetone or a dedicated aluminum cleaner from the weld supply shop. A clean, stainless brush. Aluminum, especially cast, will absorb whatever fluid it's in contact with to some degree. You may find that you have to get it wet with the torch and clean off the poop and crap that comes up out of the metal multiple times before you can get a bead to run. Using the propane torch also helps.
If it's cracked through a bead or a thick piece, V'ing the crack will help.
Last edited by CMcAllister; 09/07/19 01:12 PM.
If the results don't match the theory, change the theory.
|
|
|
Re: Oil pan repair?
[Re: CMcAllister]
#2695275
09/07/19 05:13 PM
09/07/19 05:13 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,206 New York
polyspheric
master
|
master
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,206
New York
|
crap that comes up out of the metal multiple times
What he said
Boffin Emeritus
|
|
|
Re: Oil pan repair?
[Re: pittsburghracer]
#2695305
09/07/19 09:03 PM
09/07/19 09:03 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 2,540 Milwaukee WI
TRENDZ
master
|
master
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 2,540
Milwaukee WI
|
Argon at high temps is the issue. I don’t want anyone to be harmed using only part of my advice. Read my entire instructions and there is no issue. Better yet... just ignore me.
"use it 'till it breaks, replace as needed"
|
|
|
Re: Oil pan repair?
[Re: justinp61]
#2696019
09/10/19 05:39 AM
09/10/19 05:39 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 4,066 Mo.
racerx
OP
master
|
OP
master
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 4,066
Mo.
|
Most people use green, pure tungsten. I use blue, 2% lanthanted for everything, steel or aluminum. Thaxs…..was reading on this and was told green was used for the non -inverter type machine(older ones )some say they used orange. I'v tried purple with no luck.it work with cromemoly tho.
|
|
|
|
|