Ignition nightmare solved
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I'll keep at it. Got myself a welding blanket yesterday. As you can see in the pics I burned some holes through the metal. Going to try and fill them in with small MIG bursts and then grind them back. This is turning out to be a bit harder than I thought......but I'll keep at it.
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One trick I learned that helped with the burn through is to use a copper backing plate. The weld will not stick to the copper and it acts as heat sink to reduce burn through.
The professional ones are a little expensive, so I used some left over 1/2 inch pipe and hammered a dowel into the end. I then cut the pipe and hammered it flat. I made several in different angles and lengths to get into hard places.
Just hold it behind the seam while you are welding, but be careful. It gets wicked hot. My hand always seems to creep up the wood to the copper part to make sure it's tight against the metal and I end up getting burnt.
It doesn't eliminate the burn through, but if you can get it flush, it helps quite a bit.
We all started somewhere. Keep going. Weld - grind - repeat.
The professional ones are a little expensive, so I used some left over 1/2 inch pipe and hammered a dowel into the end. I then cut the pipe and hammered it flat. I made several in different angles and lengths to get into hard places.
Just hold it behind the seam while you are welding, but be careful. It gets wicked hot. My hand always seems to creep up the wood to the copper part to make sure it's tight against the metal and I end up getting burnt.
It doesn't eliminate the burn through, but if you can get it flush, it helps quite a bit.
We all started somewhere. Keep going. Weld - grind - repeat.
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Well, out of the 41 years I was a Ford parts man, only once did I see a Ford package say Made in China. Mexico, Canada, etc. true. But the majority made right here in the good ol' U.S.A. Ford warranties their parts. So they make sure whatever country makes the part, makes it to Ford's specs. Which China does not care about.
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Not sure what kind of welder you have. If you have the ability to put a gas tank on it, your welds will be a lot cleaner. Not necessarily better, but a lot less spatter
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