

| Subject: | Re: If you're bored.... Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics) |
| From: | neil N |
| Date: | Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:27:57 -0800 |
25/75 Argon/CO2. Why? Type of wire/gas useage? I'm using OPT S6 .030 solid wire. --- :^) Thanks, Neil. On 3/19/08, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote: > Neil, > What gas or gas mixture are you using? > > Larry A. > > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 10:30 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > > No disrespect intended --- :^) > > > > Getting proper penetration seems to be the biggest factor in welding. > > That I can see anyways. > > > > That and test fitting a piece before making final welds..... > > > > (yes that was me who made part of my driver side support for the > > passenger side w/o test fitting it!) > > > > D-oh! > > > > Neil. > > > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 8:25 AM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> > > wrote: > > > > > > On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:10:53 -0700, "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> said: > > > > > > > Ah yes. The shifter! > > > > > > I only ground that weld because it was preventing the spring from > > > compressing and blocking the proper placement of the retaining collar. > > > I didn't realize that the weld was all on the surface and evidently had > > > not penetrated at all. > > > > > > Allan > > > -- > > > 1991 Vanagon GL > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > > > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > > -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac.com/tubaneil http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
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