[AT] Hole in exhaust manifold....

[Chuck Saunders]

What are you implying Larry? Sure I have the rods, I just never have a coke
can with a hole in it that I see the point in fixing. It's not like I was
suckered or anything. ;)
Chuck Saunders
Kansas City MO

On 1/30/07, Larry D Goss <rlgoss at evansville.net> wrote:
>
> LOL!  I suspect there are several of us who have a bundle of those rods
> gathering dust out in the shop.  I know I do.  :-)
>
> Larry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at suddenlink.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> >
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 7:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Hole in exhaust manifold....
>
>
> > Al that's kind of like that guy at the fair or the farm show that
> "welds"
> > up the bottom of a beer can with his "special" rods.  Ever tried to do
> it
> > yourself?  I have.  I know it can be done I've seen that guy do it more
> > than once but I can't do it.  I still have some of those rods around
> here
> > somewhere.  LOL
> >
> > Charlie
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Al Jones" <aljones at ncfreedom.net>
> > To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
> > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 9:52 PM
> > Subject: RE: [AT] Hole in exhaust manifold....
> >
> >
> >> Thanks, George, It's been a while since I had to remember temp. for
> >> brazing, soldering, and so forth.  I've never been too good at
> >> brazing--seems like I never got things hot enough to make it flow
> right.
> >> Just need more practice I guess.
> >>
> >> Al
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> >> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of George
> Willer
> >> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 7:30 PM
> >> To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group'
> >> Subject: RE: [AT] Hole in exhaust manifold....
> >>
> >> Al,
> >>
> >> Walt should study more before he offers advice, we know he hasn't
> brazed
> >> a
> >> manifold.  Visible red shows up just a little over 900 F.  An engine
> >> with
> >> aluminum pistons would melt down long before the manifold got to 2000
> >> even
> >> with the cooling effect of the incoming charge.
> >>
> >> Copper/zinc (brass) melts at different points depending on the alloy.
> >> The
> >> range is from 1300 F to nearly 2000 F. The cast iron itself would melt
> >> at
> >> around 2300 F.
> >>
> >> Brazing manifolds isn't for the faint of heart... differential cooling
> >> causes a lot of cracking... It's very difficult to do.  Ask me how I
> >> know.
> >>
> >> George Willer
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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