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• Re: Weld heads?
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  2 Oct 1995 10:18:38 -0700
  RE>Weld heads? 10/2/95 > He's a good mechanic but charges $50 an hour. ============================== The preceeding statement demonstrates the old saw that...
• Re: What Mini-Projects are going on?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 10:41:34 -0500
  Hi Volks, I took the plunge and bought a small lincoln wire feed welder and will get the mig adapter for it. I plan...
• The Tribulations of Newbiedom
  Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
  Mon, 13 May 2002 14:55:32 -0700
  ...1 - Is it worth welding, and if so, how do I weld it without hurting the cat? I've never welded before, but the...
• NVC: Re: If you're bored.... Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:20:35 -0700
  ...You replaced a 20A household breaker with a 30A? Well, if you suddenly smell wood smoke while you're welding, just know that if...
• even more '54 RHD deluxe progress!
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 21:12:58 -0700
  I was a weldin' fool tonight! I got the icky metal in front of the cargo floor, underneath, cut off, and welded on the...
• Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair (Bill Knight)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 14:51:19 -0500
  ...Weld Head Repair (Bill Knight) >Bill, > >why isn't using JB weld as a coating to prevent galvanic corrosion >caused by pooled coolant between...
• Re: Interesting Bus conversions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Nov 1994 18:01:53 -0800 (PST)
  To make things truly interesting, when welding othe VW models to the top of Transporters, the same model years should be used. For instance...
• Cylinder Heads - can they be welded ??
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 12:27:13 -0400
  ...Anyone have any luck tig welding on Vanagon heads??? Opinions?....will I be able to weld/repair this head or will have have to...
• Re: Simpler Alternative to welding body panels
  Historical mailing list - sharks
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 12:46:37 -0800
  ...2001, Wade Ebert wrote: > the factory with exactly the same # of welds in exactly the same places. The > vehicle is an energy absorbtion device...
• Re: recorded long term success of JB Weld
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 19 Jan 2005 18:48:01 -0500
  I made an emergency repair of the reservoir with JB Weld. I was out of town and the level sensor started leaking. I tried...
• Re: JB Weld in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 26 Dec 2006 11:36:29 -0500
  ...On 26-Dec-06, at 10:50 AM, Gilles Turmel wrote: > Hi, > Does somedy knows where to buy JB Weld in Canada? > Best regards...
• Re: Water pump impeller wore into case
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:49:56 -0400
  ...Don't shortchange this step because you want the JB Weld to have the best bond possible to the case. 3. Because it's...
• Re: Body Seam Rust (long)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 11:58:12 -0600
  You remember when Bob Hoover was on the type2 list? He apparently thought that mig welding the seams was the way to go, and...
• Welding gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 16:08:31 -0500
  ...Ben, I didn't even know, you knew what a welder was !!:>) I'm right proud of ya!! BANG !!! ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- 74 Campmobile- (Clementine) 85...
• Re: Ovaled Radius Arm Hole Repair
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:42:56 -0700
  ...High weld possibly due to: wire speed too high, poor gun position/distance, weave tempo slowed down. I've never welded on a vehicle...
• Re: Ovaled Radius Arm Hole Repair
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:22:50 -0400
  ...High weld possibly due to: wire speed too high, poor gun position/distance, weave tempo slowed down. I've never welded on a vehicle...
• Re: RIGHT REAR CORNER DAMAGE.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 02:32:45 EDT
  ...Is that corner welded on? > Will the area have to be unbolted or cut from a donor vehicle for > repair? Thanks in advance for...
• Re: Aluminum coolant tanks
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 21 Jul 2021 09:18:15 -0700
  ...Any pressure drop or any sign of > weeping…. > > I find aluminum welding much easier than steel or stainless. Big arc and > puddle so my...
• holes
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:23:01 -0400
  ...So, I don't want to weld- burns the paint on the back side I can't reach. I tried JB Weld, but it...
• Re: Rear Carat table installed in Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Sun, 10 May 1998 16:28:27 EDT
  ...Modl6971 as for the rear facing seats, i used 1/2 inch inside diameter tubing welded to a 1 and 1/2 inch flat...
• Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas tank
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 23 Sep 2006 09:53:27 -0500
  Industry welds on tanks all the time that have been used for explosive and flammable materials. There are always prescribed cleaning procedures carried out...
• Re: If you're bored.... Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:07:53 -0700
  ...Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics) Good pointers. No extension cord. All 12/2 from a 20 amp dedicated breaker. (though I have "snuck...
• Re: If you're bored.... Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:24:49 -0700
  ...You're definitely > > making a quality weld there. > > BTW, don't ever grind away a weld for appearance sake. It's stronger > > left alone...
• Re: Fixing polyethylene
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 30 May 2000 10:10:05 -0400
  At 03:50 5/30/2000, Garrett Adams wrote: >have no knowledge about welding polyethylene but if that isn't practicable you >might try...
• Re: Syncro gas tank in a 2WD?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 13 May 2003 14:14:40 EDT
  ...and DON'T let anyone tell you you > can't cut &weld gas tanks! Andrew, Syncro gas tanks are plastic. Welding one is a...
• Re: '83 Folding Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 09:53:20 -0700
  Or hit a scrap yard with a cold chisel, big hammer and ear/eye protection chip out a pair, and weld 'em in. JT...
• Re: Info Wanted: '66 Bus Cargo Floors
  Historical mailing list
  6 Sep 95 10:44
  ...Should I find >a VW shoppe that can handle it or can a welding shoppe do a decent >job? if the rockers are ok...
• Re: Swivel adapter for sale
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 07:43:59 -0400
  Gosh, I was wondering what in the @#!? VW was thinking when they welded the swivel seat brackets to the front seat mounts in my...
• '56 Kombi Update - Cargo Door Rocker
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 28 Nov 1994 16:09:03 -0800 (PST)
  ...This is an engineers kind of job, and the solution was not immediately obvious! One problem is how to weld the floor to the...
• tan captains chairs w/ adjustable armrests/swival seat fyi's
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 14:05:29 EDT
  ...not hard tho, just a few spot welds down each side, in the same place as the original spot welds, and that was it...
• Re: Storage box ideas for under rocker panel area needed
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 15:45:54 -0700
  How about this approach? Have a piece welded across the bottom, between the body spars/struts and a piece welded on the ends, vertical...
• Re: Exhaust Bushing Inner Weave Premature Failure
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 7 Feb 2014 12:12:05 -0800
  ...I was shown this....pretty large movements were apparent as the welder worked. On something as long and obviously vulnerable to stress as the...
• Re: holes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:53:46 -0500
  ...So, I don't want to weld- burns >> the >> paint on the back side I can't reach. >> I tried JB Weld, but it...
• Re: Dispsable Acetelene Tanks?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 10:10:44 EDT
  In a message dated 9/5/02 4:44:24 AM, CTONLINE@webtv.net writes: << I've been welding for 35 yers and have...
• Re: Windshield Frame Rust
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 1 Sep 2009 11:15:53 -0400
  ...In the end, I found a local guy who cut out the rust, welded in a patch, filled, primed and painted the repair for...
• Re: If you're bored.... Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:03:40 -0400
  ...Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics) Sounds all good. I have a 20 amp circuit that would trip the same way -get that 300...
• LVC. MIG welding tip for beginners
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 3 Apr 2008 13:36:11 -0700
  ...Couldn't figure out why my welds were getting worse. Work ground quality? Maybe a little. Wire speed? Kinda. Voltage? Not really. I purge...
• Re: Sliding Door Rear Support Extender
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 4 Nov 2008 06:33:04 -0600
  ...To extend mine, a welder friend drilled one and > threaded both cut ends. Then > he ran a threaded rod through it so he can...
• Re: Doing another rear aluminum bumper
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 2 Aug 2022 10:10:41 -0500
  ...Then full weld. I > tig welded this one, but I’d mig the next. > > Router a chamfer on top weld, flap disc grind the...
• Re: Stuck transaxle fill plug crisis
  Historical mailing list - R.Joseph Murphy
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 06:51:52 -0700
  ...I welded a lug nut to a bolt to be able to get a wrench on the drain plug. Sheared the first one in...
• Re: On the subject of seats...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 22:48:50 EST
  ...the bases are welded to the camper's floor, and have to be cut out, and re-welded into your floor. chris
• Re: Front Seat Mounts Under Swivel Seat Mounts
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 May 2003 23:34:33 EDT
  ...Is > this welded in or is there a way to get it out? > the swival seat bases are welded into the campers
• Re: Small Rust Areas.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
  Tue, 4 Jun 2013 16:26:41 -0400
  ...Then butt weld in new steel. No overlap welding, no rivets. On Miller welding web pages are some good DVD on restoration and custom...
• Re: WTB: shift lever
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Fri, 7 May 2004 12:58:21 -0600
  ...Take the broken shift rod and insert about a 6" rod inside of it at the break and then have it welded in the...
• Re: '90 syncro with seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:21:25 -0800
  As others have said, this rust is also on the inside between the spot welded flanges. Covering this up with anything, including weldment, leaves...
• Re: control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 23 May 2006 13:13:25 -0400
  ...You will need a gas station to grind off the old tack weld,press the old ones out ,and press the new ones in...
• Re: Broken cylinder head stud
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Wed, 30 Apr 1997 14:45:09 -0400 (EDT)
  ...and have them weld a nut onto the end of the busted stud...weld through the center of the nut..... after teh weld has...
• Re: Welding S&S Exhaust ??
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 6 May 2006 22:06:39 -0400
  unless the pictures are deceiving it doesn't look like there is much metal there left to weld. it could be done but given...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor: modify & install
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 4 Dec 1999 19:01:11 EST
  ...Since I was in B.F.Egypt on a Sunday I repaired it with JB Weld. After about a week the JB Weld absorbed...
• Re: camper front seat pivot
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 01:30:20 PDT
  ...if you dont cut off the bottom piece, then youre wasting your >time. >chris Cut off the welds of the base??? Is this so...
• Re: '83 Folding Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 09:49:53 EDT
  ...The solution is to pull off the panels and remove the old peg bracket (spot welded), and weld it on a few inches forward...
• Re: Bumper repairs, fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 14:02:17 -0700
  ...that are welded to the inside of the bumper brackets had come loose. > I Bremmelled off the bolt and then BJ welded a new...
• Gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 20 May 2011 12:20:14 -0700
  ...And while they were being welded the guy found that the test port was leaking as the plug had fallen out. All has been...
• Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 13:16:08 -0800
  ...Backus > I applied the JB Weld to the pits. I just used a sanding block to > sand down > the high spots even with the...
• Re: Radius rod question?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 11 May 2012 04:00:48 -0600
  Ok thanks!! The po was a real piece of work!! Its not bad,it just there's a spot weld welding the nut in...
• Re: Ball Joint Replacement Time
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 18:33:50 -0500
  ...One suggestion-- If you are going to tack weld them in(there is a debate on this), use electric welding !!! A gas welder makes...
• Re: ABA 2.0L 15 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 08:46:33 -0500
  ...Make some tack welds. Support the engine again and remove the carrier bars. Weld stuff up right. Replace carrier bars and you should be...
• Re: Opinions needed. Exhaust pipes too close? PICS
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:35:16 -0400
  ...Yes to leaving room for welding inside flange. (so you don't to have to grind off any of the weld from the flange...
• rebuilt heads- who on the list uses JB weld for the headgasket se aling surfaces, when they should be getting these surfaces rewelded and m achined?
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 00:58:25 -0600
  Long title isn't it.......but somewhere I remember reading that someone....don't know who....uses JB weld to fix the gasket surfaces...
• Re: SV: Patching pushrod tube?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 11:45:45 -0400
  ...Dont use the jb weld in the 2 tubes. I have never used that product succussfully, anywhere. In never seems to dry, no matter...