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• 2.1 Muffler Repair (pic)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:36:19 -0700
  ...http://tinyurl.com/ya5djxx Hole/cracks likely due to engine vibrations with previous muffler mount design. (DV type mount now) I will be welding...
• JB Weld
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 09:59:27 -0700
  I have successfully used 'JB Weld' for this application for years with success. In my Dodge Cummins repair manual, it even lists JB Weld...
• Re: Mufflerizers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Sep 94 19:27:27 EDT
  ...There is almost always tons of thick metal left there to go on for years if the thing is simply welded.
• JB-Weld Temp Rating
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 21:11:36 -0500
  Took a look at my box of JB-Weld t'other day -- sez "Not recommended for use over 315C/600F." Which certainly does make...
• Re: Oversized gas tanks?
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 18:18:18 EDT
  ...The welders on the list; Would it be possible to extend a gas tank, by filling it with inert gas, and MIG welding it...
• Re: Demons III
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:45:58 -0700
  ...Arc welding and me never got along either� 8:( Sputter Phil Z. Wire-feed rules
• Re: JB Weld question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 06:44:11 -0600
  ...Best bet is to find some one with a mig/tig welder and get them to weld it. If the material containing a the...
• Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 18 Jan 2015 15:33:07 -0800
  ...I cut the > pinch weld and welded in 1/8" thick plates to reinforce the area where the > pinch seam was. This was to...
• Re: Removing wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 May 1997 20:14:23 -0700
  ...The heat seems to help, too, as does spraying the welded bearing race with water while it is still very hot from welding. All...
• alternator connections?
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 23:55:30 -0500
  ...Someone had requested pictures of the welding hack. I took pictures of this as well as my continuation of the hack with JB weld...
• Frankenshifter
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:29:58 -0500
  ...It's been cut, and re-welded. http://picasaweb.google.com/allanstreib/UntitledAlbum/ photo#5157279273183368114 Whoever did this did not grind the weld back...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:51:59 -0800
  ...https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/RadiusArmHoleFront.jpg (my welding has improved some since then. ha ha.) Are Miguel et al talking about welding...
• Re: probe port on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 20:06:01 -0600
  ...Or get a nipple and cap and have a muffler shop weld them in place of what's there. I have one of Frank...
• Re: Radius rod question?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 11 May 2012 06:34:03 -0400
  Why replace the lock nut or use Loctite when you can just weld it? Yep, weld the nut in place on a fine thread...
• Body Shop in Raleigh NC
  Historical mailing list - bus
  Mon, 8 May 1995 09:42:15 -0400
  Does anyone know anyone good in the Raleigh/Durham Area of North Carolina for welding and body work. I have no clue how to...
• Re: Simpler Alternative to welding body panels
  Historical mailing list - Wade Ebert
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 08:54:07 -0600
  ...I weld where they weld. I glue WITH THEIR GLUE where they glue. No offense Terry but, your reference to "stronger than a weld...
• Re: "Pickup" on eBay
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 5 Dec 2004 11:27:46 -0800
  ...The "full-time" 4WD due to a > welded viscous coupling sounds a little scary though. > > Cheers, > > Jeff Yup, I actually asked the seller for...
• Re: Holey muffler, Batman!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 01:14:44 -0500
  J-B Weld might be disappointing in this case in that it has a max temperature of 500� F. Mike Sudhir Desai wrote: > high...
• Re: To weld or not to weld upper control arm bushings..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 15:07:32 -0400
  ...If I recall correctly, the tack welds secure the bushing once pressed into the control arm. As the press fit isn't necessarily that...
• Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 17:38:56 -0800
  ...Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine > conversion) > > > > > > > Good point about sending welding work to a pro. I too had considered...
• Re: CRACKED BLOCK on 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 09:27:48 -0800
  Absolutely, welding is the best way to go. But to do it right the case half will have to be taken to someone who...
• Re: Pop-top exchange
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:26:57 -0500
  Hi Volks, A wire-feed welder is a good way to go. I did this process with a baywindow about 8 years ago, and...
• Re: Doing another rear aluminum bumper
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 2 Aug 2022 08:08:58 -0700
  ...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: Aluminum Crank Case..Weld or Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 14 Jun 1996 18:31:09 -0500
  ...i'm leaning towards welding...but i want to do this right since i'm >dropping a buttload of money into the van..it...
• Re: Cylinder Heads - can they be welded ??
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 11:55:04 -0500
  ...Cylinder Heads - can they be welded ?? > Really have a Pandora's box....here.... > > Started with a Temp sender not working on 86 2.1L...
• Alumaloy
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 15:44:29 -0400
  ...It is shown "welding" all kinds of aluminum, even building up broken castings all with only a propane torch and no flux. At first...
• Re: welding references in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 14:22:38 -0800
  On engine parts or the body? "Krusinski, Kurt" wrote: > > I need some careful welding work done on my Vanagon in Seattle. Anybody > have any...
• New versus Welded Heads?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lofting
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 11:13:02 -0800
  ...I've been told that there are risks of porosities in weld repairs (2) Should I replace both heads at once? Thanks for any...
• FS: swival seat mechanisms
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Sep 2005 13:54:26 EDT
  ...easily welded into any passenger van or multivan. complete setup, all 3 pieces. allows your stock front seats to swival 360� i painstakingly cut...
• Re: The adventure of the THROWN ROD
  Historical mailing list - Chris Venema
  Mon, 17 Jun 96 11:17:26 CDT
  ...The guy had a terrible time welding it until an old VW mechanic told him that you have to have a special welding rod...
• Miller and SA spare tire bumper mounts, was Re: bumper build - weld up done
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 20:28:19 -0700
  ...He can't weld two pieces of wet together. > > > BenT > sent from my electronic leash > > On Aug 1, 2013, at 8:04 PM, Alistair...
• Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun! Welding Aluminum with a MIG.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 08:10:39 -0800
  ...I cut the > pinch weld and welded in 1/8" thick plates to reinforce the area where the > pinch seam was. This was to...
• Re: Rear Bumper Concerns
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 11:00:20 -0800
  ...Used a 2" x 4" tube of 1/4" wall, welded it to the stock bumper brackets in a way that would let it...
• Re: Removing window seals
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 2007 00:55:22 EST
  ...try this before welding.. chris
• Re: Weekender seat/bed into my '81--How do you install it?
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Carolsfeld
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 22:29:44 -0700
  ...You must remove > the plate from the donor, and weld them into your Van. This is a > reletively simple thing to do, if you...
• Re: NVC: Re: If you're bored.... Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:26:58 -0400
  ...Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics) > This is now NVC, but I gotta say. > > You replaced a 20A household breaker with a 30A? Well...
• Re: If you're bored.... Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:57:47 -0700
  ...This is a decent (Hobart) welder, so wire feed system is good. No birds nests or binding. I'm careful about how I position...
• re-shaping vanagon gas tank for more capacity (Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:49:13 EDT
  i took a junk vanagon gas tank to my local welder and he thinks he can do this.. i cut the tanks open, clean...
• Re: Rear trailing arm repair: Port Townsend (WA) Muffler?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 2 Sep 2014 17:28:07 -0700
  Got a 1/8" thick patch welded on. Should improve things. A small hole remains at midpoint of arm near tube bushing passes through...
• Re: to all WELDERS:advice needed on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 Jun 2004 06:48:20 -0400
  ...By tge time you pay someone to weld it, you'll be halfway there. Welding close to the head will destroy the gasket anyway...
• Re: Whole Pop top conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 05:10:06 +0000
  I'm with Mark cutting/welding/removing windows etc. ain't for most folks. Actually I am grateful for his contribtuon and I followed...
• Re: alternator bracket
  Historical mailing list - lp
  Fri, 12 May 2000 14:12:38 -0700
  I thought about welding it, but decided I didn't want to mess with a part that involves studs that are (a) difficult to...
• Broken plastic parts
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 14 Sep 2020 00:03:20 +0000
  ...otherwise here's how I repair broken screw holders - put on the screws as far as you can - put JB Plastic Weld around the...
• camper front seat pivot
  Historical mailing list - Dan Stevens
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 15:39:03 -0400
  ...and remove the welds from along the stock lower seat track. go carefully and the take to a welder and have him weld back...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:33:28 -0700
  ...Just couple of arc welded tac welds on the bolt head, to the bracket. From then on that nut and bolt arrangement is a...
• Vanagon welding and Argon prices
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:53:17 -0800
  I am going to build a bull bar this weekend and my argon tank for my TIG welder [Miller SyncroWave 180] is almost empty...
• Re: Blower Fan troubles
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:35:49 -0500
  At 10:52 AM 12/1/2009, Benny boy wrote: >The clip are already there, some box are welded, or should i say glued...
• Re: Grill fix glue?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:16:20 -0400
  At 03:41 PM 3/26/2009, Roland wrote: >My favorite these days is JB Weld - some kind of super strong glue. Tired Another...
• fuel filter bracket attachment
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 23:50:17 -0800
  ...whole bracket welded there, are there threaded stud posts that are part of the sheet metal, or are there nuts tach welded on the...
• When things go wrong..
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 10:22:16 -0500
  ...http://www.benplace.com/syncro/syncro37.jpg Welded (Aluminum), and jb-welded...hi hi hi, i will swap side, so there is no pressure...
• Re: If you're bored.... Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:10:53 -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: Permatex Plastic weld to create new instrument cluster tabs ??
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 2 Nov 2005 15:03:25 -0600
  ...Permatex Plastic weld to create new instrument cluster tabs ?? > same old story hold down tabs on cluster busted off > some of the screen sink...
• Re: Propane Gauge for Westy - The Final Word? Probably not.
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 07:58:23 -0700
  ...Welding the required plate to a tank sitting on a work bench is quite easy for a qualified welder. BTW--NVC; The Rialta is...
• Re: Wasserboxer heads and JB Weld
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 16:39:57 EDT
  I did the JB weld thing two years ago. Since that time I have logged about 20K miles and so far all is well...
• Re: 82 Engine FS & Swivel ??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 May 1999 11:34:34 EDT
  In a message dated 99-05-17 10:36:33 EDT, ron@NETCARRIER.COM writes: << The Westfalias have a flat plate welded across the...
• Re: MAPP for brazing? (repair enlarged hole in Vanagon clutch pedal)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee www.vwrack.com
  Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:00:52 -0600
  >Yah, if I was set up for welding, I would consider doing that. >Another lister mentioned muffler shop. >I'll check it out. >Thanks...
• Re: Tiico and Diesel Bent Frame Rails
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 11:38:19 -0700
  Karl, I believe you are correct about the welding. I remember the directions that came with the kit (and even the updated downloadable directions...
• Re: exhaust head stud welded! to exhaust header flange
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:55:10 -0500
  ...JB weld the strap to the tin after hitting a patch on the tin with a grinder for adhesion and fresh metal. Jim On...
• Home Made Bull Bars--Pipe Benders
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 07:47:28 -0700
  ...The Projectzwo bull bar was made with .3" Diameter Dual Tubular Steel Bumpers ERW (Rolled and Welded) .090 wall +/- 10%. My welder says .090...
• Pop-top exchange
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:46:49 -0500
  ...My son, a certified welder, says that a continuous feed MIG welder is the thing. Anyone have or know of a good deal on...