[Vwdiesel] Question about gas burner...

[Mark Shepherd]

Actually I don't know what I'm talking about with
welding/brazing...
Last brazed over 30 years ago and my welding....Hmm ...It's
ugly to say the least!
summer time I'll get some MIG practice on my 1970 Bedford
camper.
Miser


----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Shepherd <

> Brazing definitely better and worth paying for if you
don't
> have the heat (which I don't) :o(
> Mark (The Miser)UK
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chuck Carnohan <Chuck.Carnohan at itd.idaho.gov>
> To: Mark Shepherd <mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk>;
> <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 10:23 PM
> Subject: RE: [Vwdiesel] Bought '81 VW bunny and question
> about gas burner...
>
>
> I like the brazing idea better than epoxy.  Any welder
worth
> his salt
> could quickly braze the broken cast iron ear back in place
> and you would
> never have any trouble with it- guaranteed.
>
> As an example~  My 1964 Massey Ferguson 65 Diesel tractor
> has a braze
> repair on the final drive housing.  The weld is supporting
a
> major
> portion of the 3-point hitch apparatus.  Now this repair
is
> obviously
> quite old and the tractor sees some pretty heavy demand
even
> today.  I
> use some heavy implements in this rocky volcanic area.
I've
> ruined two
> top links and bent other steel components but the brazing?
> No problems.
>
> Chuck Carnohan
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com
> [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]
> On Behalf Of Mark Shepherd
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 3:13 PM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Bought '81 VW bunny and question about
> gas burner...
>
> Bryant
> Could you not supplement the 'gluing with a drilled hole
and
> studding/threaded bar.
> Miser
>
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