I have TIG and MIG and guys that can really weld but no ARC welders.
Jerry
I have TIG and MIG and guys that can really weld but no ARC welders.
Jerry
all tigs can be run as stick welders. they probably have the stinger in a box somewhere and just never use it.
I'd rather TIG it with that rod than stick weld. you can remove the flux and TIG using that as filler rod. You may want to preheat before the repair, but a block is awful big.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XUbzw6p83Q
I have a TIG (and stinger for stick) but I'm way south and Jerry's guys are likely far more skilled.
Stick, MIG, and TIG are all arc welding
SMAW - shielded metal Arc Welding - Stick
GMAW- gas metal Arc Welding - MIG
GTAW - gas tungsten Arc Welding - TIG
Other repairs use high nickel content filler rod for cast iron. Cast iron is hard. it can be full of crap and there are many grades. I've used Si-Bronze and Al-Bronze, but it still isn't as easy and the interweb makes it look.
http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/...cast-iron.html
Dust Collector
And all this time I thought arc welding was only stick welding. I guess all or most welding has to strike an ark. I also had no idea our Miller TIG welders could stick weld. I have been doing this for 36 years and we have never done it.
Heating the block could be an issue unless it's a small enough crack to heat with a rosebud. I would think you would need to control the cooling but obviously I know very little about welding. I have never struck an ark in my life.
JJ
Or he could do a 5.3 swap?
RM CMC Director
Ok ok. Going LS now. Always told myself as soon as this 305 lets loose I’ll do the swap. Now the lower end is gone. Talked with Sean at length about rebuilding a 305 core of his and continue with the TPI…..but…… I’m buying a whole turn key 5.3 today. Still not sure if I’ll go T56 or stick with the T5. Definitely gonna be on a budget (is that a thing). My goal is to get this car up and running reliably and do a DE to shake it down before October deployment. This way when we get back in July 2022, the car is solid and ready.
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3rd Gen CMC Wannabee
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Could do a TKO or TKX (unofficially).
RM CMC Director
Got home two days ago. Nice to be back home. Bought two LT1/T56 combos. One was in the form a whole running/driving parts car. If anyone wants the body/frame/whatever after Im done stripping parts off of it (im taking: engine/trans/rear end) you are welcome. Not asking anything for it, take the whole thing away if you want it.
This is the final direction I'll be going. Hopefully it gets me back on the track the quickest most cost efficient way.
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3rd Gen CMC Wannabee
whoop whoop... LT1 for the win... or at least back on track.
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