Rum! well you learn something new every day,I'll have to hunt a bottle up @ one those big booze joints around here ....phx. az. Take care......R/R

Hold on I have a google address I am liget....47 yrs welding...30 yrs in welding biz....R/R

" Gid day "mate just blowing the froth off a cold fosters . What I like the most about welding : Is being independant /owner operator and doing the best job possable,and watching that metal flow. Dislike getting to the job ,and finding the customer has tried to repair it with JB weld on al...

You might try even a smaller tungsten like 1/16" &15 to 20 amps.You didn't say if you were using a foot peddal control ? Some times on very light material I use a heat sink,like A piece of copper 1/4" flat stock, It will soak up some of the heat & give support to the material your'...

Correct: you would have to get enough beveled out to hold all the stress from the torqueing of the head bolt. Thats for the blind hole repair. For the through hole,you would weld both ends of the dowel, with as much bevel as possible also ,just to be safe.Even if you got into the water jacket the do...

I've been welding 47yrs, at first I didn't trust those auto hoods, now I can't do with out....I got an HTP..weld/ grind. A bit on the pricey side ,but very light & flexable......do your self a favor don't go cheap. R/R...

Filling holes is a real challenge some times. Try beveling the hole as deep as possible,I know you have to deal with water jackets, and all other restritions. I have to deal with this situation from time to time. I have thought about this fix. If you have room around the hole.Drill the hole bigger ,...

We all know aluminum has to be clean as possible to weld.I have found if the aluminum is heavly oxydized to use Air Arc Aluminum cleaner and a s.s. brush.If you're preassembling, wash the parts in a solution of cleaner, use a scotch brite to scrub the parts,just like you were washing a pot,rinse &am...

Also depends on how the dye was applied.If the dye was applied real heavy,maybe it was too much left on the test area. If you follow the inst. on the can . wait for the red dye to soak into all voids,usually 10 to 20 min., then I take a clean rag & spray with brake cleaner & wipe the red dye...