If the welder is careful, this should be no problem. Heliarc is the proper method for alloys.
Older VW blocks were magnesium alloy - weldable with heliarc, but you have to be careful not to get the case too hot - or it will light off like a BIG road flare. Newer blocks are aluminum alloy - not sure when they switched over, but it was somewhere in the 1960's or early '70's. Chuck Kuecker asad ishaque wrote: > Guys, > > I had recently purchased a 1300 1967 vintage engine along with the > transmission. I got a good deal so bought the set to keep as a spare. While > the trans would come in handy soon it seems the engine has had a tragedy. > > A car backed into it while it was lying on a shop floor where the engine > was temporarily stored. Theres a crack/break under the oil cooler which was > hit. Can see some oil seeping out. Is it at all possible to weld up/repair a > VW case? Local people tell me some shops specialise in special welds used for > alloys and such. Are these reliable? > > The engine is a very nice clean unit which seems to have low miles and was > being kept as a bolt on unit ready to go into any one of my current or maybe > future cars. Breaks my heart to note the loss. Hope it can be mended rather > than junking the case and using all the good parts. > > > Input welcome > > Asad > > Karachi, Pakistan. > _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
