Brad Buchanan
Member
Hey folks.
I am rebuilding a Ford 4500 TLB and am finishing the rebuild on the 3 cylinder Diesel engine.
This unit has a structural cast iron oil pan and when I got it it had some damage to the cast hard nose and as it turns out to the oil pan where it attaches to the hard nose.
One of the flats where the pan attaches had broken out leaving a jagged surface and I began by grinding the surface flat.
I then cut a piece of mild steel to fit the gap and beveled the replacement part and the pan.
I used the procedure explained by Ecnerwal on the crawlwers......backhoes forum and brought the pan up to a warm temp and welded short beads, peening each as it cooled. When I could hold my hand on the piece I did another bead.
I used 99% nickel rod (most expensive rod I ever burned) and it welded nicely.
I ground the welds and found virtually no porosity.
This is a first for me using this procedure and I hope it holds up.
Comments, opinions?
Brad
I am rebuilding a Ford 4500 TLB and am finishing the rebuild on the 3 cylinder Diesel engine.
This unit has a structural cast iron oil pan and when I got it it had some damage to the cast hard nose and as it turns out to the oil pan where it attaches to the hard nose.
One of the flats where the pan attaches had broken out leaving a jagged surface and I began by grinding the surface flat.
I then cut a piece of mild steel to fit the gap and beveled the replacement part and the pan.
I used the procedure explained by Ecnerwal on the crawlwers......backhoes forum and brought the pan up to a warm temp and welded short beads, peening each as it cooled. When I could hold my hand on the piece I did another bead.
I used 99% nickel rod (most expensive rod I ever burned) and it welded nicely.
I ground the welds and found virtually no porosity.
This is a first for me using this procedure and I hope it holds up.
Comments, opinions?
Brad