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  • Re: Starter Motor Internal + Strap Replace?
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Tue, 4 Mar 2014 17:08:01 -0800
    ...solder may melt at the temperatures sometimes produced in abused > starters. Brazing would be better if you can do it, or maybe silver > solder...
  • Re: Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? Now: suck fuel/air through vaccum side of fuel regulator?
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:10:20 -0800
    ...always enjoy reading what Dennis has to write. > > > > I just finished brazing a washer onto the alt. bracket. (One hole for > > the cross bolt...
  • Help, was: Re: 1.9l Oil pump R&R
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 3 Nov 1998 23:45:22 EST
    ...While brazing up a hole in the exhaust collector-pipe (to hold me until Bus Depot order comes in) I noticed an odd groaning...
  • Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Mon, 2 Feb 2015 08:23:23 -0500
    ...It is > really > limited to brazing soft materials. Need to get steel red hot fast, your > need > the real deal. Must be nice to...
  • Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Mon, 2 Feb 2015 10:57:06 -0800
    ...It is really limited to brazing soft materials. Need to get steel red hot fast, your need the real deal. Must be nice to...
  • Death of a Dometic
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Sat, 1 Jul 2017 21:50:30 -0700
    ...also a crack to the burner box, and another around the brazing where the drain pipe connects to the burner box. The drain pipe...
  • Re: Vanagon, Rear speaker enclosures- I have them!
    Historical mailing list - Neil2
    Mon, 6 Oct 2008 10:38:45 -0700
    ...Same with carbon fiber. >> >> Metal cones don't degrade and sometimes are connected by heat {read >> solder, >> silver solder, or brazing] and those connections...
  • Re: Death of a Dometic
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 2 Jul 2017 02:21:51 -0400
    ...also a crack to the burner > box, and another around the brazing where the drain pipe connects to the > burner box. The drain pipe...
  • Re: Overland Engines
    Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
    Tue, 19 Nov 2002 19:57:10 -0500
    ...without a metal lathe, milling machine, some sort of welder, and brazing torch. I also have a pretty huge stock of metric bolts, grade...
  • Re: Death of a Dometic
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Sun, 2 Jul 2017 09:56:36 -0700
    ...also a crack to the burner > box, and another around the brazing where the drain pipe connects to the > burner box. The drain pipe...
  • Re: Death of a Dometic
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Sun, 2 Jul 2017 12:15:18 -0700
    ...also a crack to the burner box, and another around the brazing where the drain pipe connects to the burner box. The drain pipe...
  • Re: Death of a Dometic
    Historical mailing list - Richard Young
    Sun, 2 Jul 2017 17:11:13 -0400
    ...also a crack to the burner > box, and another around the brazing where the drain pipe connects to the > burner box. The drain pipe...
  • Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 2 Feb 2015 00:23:07 -0500
    ...It is really limited to brazing soft materials. Need to get steel red hot fast, your need the real deal. Must be nice to...
  • 1600 air cooled engine build
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 30 Jun 1996 16:12:02 -0700 (PDT)
    ...Pass, or Grants Pass, or Anderson Pass, the Grapevine, or whatever. Brazing is expensive, O2 is $7.87 a bottle at Home Desperate, but...
  • Re: Death of a Dometic
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sun, 2 Jul 2017 08:54:38 -0700
    ...also a crack to the burner > box, and another around the brazing where the drain pipe connects to the > burner box. The drain pipe...
  • Re: Death of a Dometic
    Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
    Sun, 2 Jul 2017 16:35:03 -0400
    ...also a crack to the burner > box, and another around the brazing where the drain pipe connects to the > burner box. The drain pipe...
  • Re: Rubber mats..
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:48:31 -0700
    ...filler nick/dipstick one is a work of art. > > I find brazing works really well.....not on brass so much , but a > metal-to...
  • Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 2 Feb 2015 18:08:39 -0500
    ...It is really limited to brazing soft materials. Need to get steel red hot fast, your need the real deal. Must be nice to...
  • Re: resurrection?
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Tue, 11 Jul 2017 07:56:40 -0700
    ...The burner >>> box >>>> was cracked along one edge, the brazing for the drain tube to burner >> box >>>> was cracked, the tube was bent, and...
  • Re: Death of a Dometic
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Sun, 2 Jul 2017 11:33:33 -0700
    ...also a crack to the > burner > > box, and another around the brazing where the drain pipe connects to the > > burner box. The drain pipe...
  • Re: Overland Engines
    Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
    Fri, 6 Dec 2002 06:33:42 -0500
    ...without a metal lathe, milling machine, some sort of welder, and > brazing torch. I also have a pretty huge stock of metric bolts, grade...
  • Re: resurrection?
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Tue, 11 Jul 2017 09:52:01 -0700
    ...The > burner > >>> box > >>>> was cracked along one edge, the brazing for the drain tube to burner > >> box > >>>> was cracked, the tube was bent, and...
  • Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Mon, 2 Feb 2015 10:46:51 -0800
    ...It is really limited to brazing soft materials. Need to get steel red hot fast, your need the real deal. Must be nice to...
  • Re: Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? Now: suck fuel/air through vaccum side of fuel regulator?
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:33:46 -0800
    ...I just finished brazing a washer onto the alt. bracket. (One hole for the cross bolt got WAY too big) It should hold for...
  • Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Mon, 2 Feb 2015 12:29:45 -0800
    ...It is > really > limited to brazing soft materials. Need to get steel red hot fast, your > need > the real deal. Must be nice to...
  • Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
    Historical mailing list - James
    Tue, 3 Feb 2015 22:21:05 -0500
    ...It is really > limited to brazing soft materials. Need to get steel red hot fast, your need > the real deal. Must be nice to...
  • Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Tue, 3 Feb 2015 19:52:42 -0800
    ...I last wasted money on the Map gas torch some 25 years ago. > It is really limited to brazing soft materials. Need to get...
  • Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
    Historical mailing list - Jon VO
    Mon, 2 Feb 2015 14:01:32 -0700
    ...It is >> really >> limited to brazing soft materials. Need to get steel red hot fast, your >> need >> the real deal. Must be nice to...
  • Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Mon, 2 Feb 2015 13:51:43 -0800
    ...It is really limited to brazing soft materials. Need to get steel red hot fast, your need the real deal. Must be nice to...
  • Re: Slight over run popping from exhaust..84 (inline VW with Digifant )
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Mon, 3 Aug 2009 22:23:21 -0700
    ...He pretty 'hacked' the welding..brazing?..Wouldn't surprise me to find some leakage in there. I have, waiting for install, a cool aftermarket...
  • Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 10 Dec 2002 01:58:12 -0500
    ...Horn switch ring wore through (repaired with bronze brazing rod silver-brazed to the original). New brake calipers around 150k. Four clutches and a...
  • Retrofitting 5X7 H-4 Lights - Another Method (long)
    Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
    Mon, 1 Feb 1999 23:46:57 EST
    ...wanted something that I could build myself without the need for brazing. The second thing that concerned me was the necessity to drill into...
  • Re: Slight over run popping from exhaust..84 (inline VW with Digifant )
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 3 Aug 2009 22:28:27 -0700
    ...He pretty 'hacked' the welding..brazing?..Wouldn't surprise me to find some leakage in there. I have, waiting for install, a cool aftermarket...
  • Re: Neil's from scratch motor swap...and pre-Friday ramble
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:44:45 -0700
    ...I bought some "brazing" fuel from Crappy Tire, held the torch on the piece for about an hour and a half --- ;^) and brazed a...
  • Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Mon, 9 Dec 2002 23:09:26 -0800
    ...Horn switch ring wore through (repaired with bronze brazing rod silver-brazed to the original). New brake calipers around 150k. Four clutches and a...
  • Re: Retrofitting 5X7 H-4 Lights - Another Method (long)
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Tue, 2 Feb 1999 09:16:10 -0800
    ...wanted something that >I could build myself without the need for brazing. >The second thing that concerned me was the necessity to drill into...
  • Re: auxillary low beams?
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Tue, 22 Aug 2000 10:22:51 -0700
    ...wanted something that I could build myself without the need for brazing. The second thing that concerned me was the necessity to drill into...
  • Of Interest to Air Coolers
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 17 Dec 2002 21:56:55 -0600
    ...However, it might be possible to extend the standard VW Type 4 pushrod tubes, by welding or brazing on, an extra length of tube...