Re: Success rate for welding ur-quattro EM

["Graydon D. Stuckey" <graydon@apollo.kettering.edu>]

On Mon, 18 May 1998, Anton Gaidos wrote:

>  As I am the lastest to be the proud owner of a cracked manifold I am
> searching out experiences with welding the manifold. My mechanic buddy
> is not fond of the idea but speculated that with proper prep work and
> preheating the manifold it might be possible to weld one up and not have

I'll tell you in a week or two.  I took mine to the best welder at
Cadillac's prototype buildup shop.  He thinks it won't be too bad since it
is a very high quality steel.  He fired up his TIG to see how the material
melted to make this determination.  He still recommended all the prep
tricks for cast though.  Drill 1/4" holes at the ends of the cracks and
grind a chamfer on each side of the crack all along the crack. 

Later,
Graydon D. Stuckey
bye.