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Old Jul 24, 2016 | 09:24 PM
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EGR cooler welding help

What's a good way to block the ends on my egr cooler I have a stick welder and a mig gas welder I just need a good direction to go in thanks
 
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Old Jul 24, 2016 | 10:17 PM
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The best way is tig.
The right way is a bullet proof cooler
 
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Old Jul 24, 2016 | 10:53 PM
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I can not get to a tig will mig or stick welding work
 
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Old Jul 25, 2016 | 02:12 AM
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Like Cheezit said TIG.

You have to use the correct alloy. It's stainless steel and if you don'e
do it right you will cost yourself more than the BPD cooler would of in
the first place.




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Old Jul 25, 2016 | 07:04 AM
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I'll try and find someone to tig it
 
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Old Jul 25, 2016 | 11:19 PM
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MIG is perfectly fine. Use at least 3/16" plugs. Mild steel is fine with ER70s-6 and C25 gas.

Intake side plug is about 29mm and the exhaust side is 35mm.

Josh
 
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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 09:28 AM
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Thanks I'll try that
 
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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 09:37 AM
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Jimbo, I dug around my shop and found a piece of 1/4 stainless had it cut and welded in both sides. Works great. Look at how your ends are and fit inside carefully.
 
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I'm going to replace the oil cooler this weekend and I wanted to weld up the egr cooler why'll I had it out I have a good gas mig and I can weld pretty good so I'm going to give it a shot
 
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