Ya, that's it.....you animal... go see the Doc.
That dog won’t hunt. That was my inclination. It’s a small area, I just need a dab. But every welding or engineering forum I went to says no. I went to a big welding supply place here and they said no also. You have to heat the whole thing to 400 to 500 degrees. That will distribute the inevitable stress as much as possible. Anything else and I would risk it cracking now or sometime down the road. So I should not hack job this. The hardest part is finding a cheap or free bbq. I always get rid of them because I think I won’t be doing this again. Yet here I am!Jesus H Christ you have poor luck. Sorry to hear this. Couldn’t this be tig welded with brass or bronze? No need for full heat and cool. Just thinking out loud.
Well after all these centuries, the fact that you get to break up some of that return karma is a good thing …….you certainly can’t call it instant karma..!!!In a previous life I raped and pillaged with Genghis Khan and now I’m paying for it.
I just hope it was fun while it lasted!Well after all these centuries, the fact that you get to break up some of that return karma is a good thing …….you certainly can’t call it instant karma..!!!
Sorry to hear this Dan…….!!!
Uh-oh……Petey is having a thought……So I know you to be a pretty thorough person there professor ……you don’t expect me to believe that you wouldn’t have checked the valve tip (geometry) for pattern prior to final assembly…..do you…..?They were never ground square from the manufacture. My understanding is they all leave the fine tuning to you unless you get something like Ferrea but even still. I did polish the stems and reground the 45 and did back cuts on the intakes but figured the tips were fine. I guess not