The Rodding Roundtable
Motorhead Message Central => Rodder's Roundtable => Topic started by: enjenjo on August 06, 2023, 01:01:27 AM
Stick? MIG? TIG? Mild steel or stainless rod? Lets hear some opinions. In this case there is a very slow oil leak, more a seep, but no visible cracks present. Stock 350/350 owned by a woman.
Stainless, stick or tig.
I have read its a good idea to heat the cast iron up?
I believe the center sections are cast steel rather than cast iron, so that helps. If there's a little oil leak it'll be hard to get it clean deep in the joint, maybe stick welding would be the best choice.
Tig with no preheat and only a half inch at a time with long wait between welds.
It WILL warp but in a non race thing, you can probably get away with no straightening.
Brake kleen and JB weld ! Not a race car so just stop the leak .