NW WA Meet / BS Thread

Sweet spot seems to be heat and wire both all the way up. It's on a 20 am circuit all by itself. It's actually not doing too bad, it just decides to take a break to cool down every so often.

 

Jim was pulling your leg @bobsuruncle. As you can see, I did come quite close to putting it in a tree though.

 

Photos.

 

I put in a 20 amp 240 circuit in @penguins_cc garage a few years ago. If your welder has a 240 option, go park in his driveway.

 

Embarrassing.

 

Educational.

 

Im pretty sure its the input seal. The fluid is leaking red.

 

That too. It's been a long time since I've done a lot of welding.

 

You're doing just fine. Maybe slow your travel speed a little.

 

Definitely the transmission then. Auto or manual? Id help ya do it to save you do it but not till its cooler outside lol. Concrete and sun = screw working past like 10am.

I dont know any shops near you though.

 

Working to keep the power flowing to all you jackass's.

 

Thanks for the offer man. Reason why I'm asking for shop is because I've never work on a tranny before and i have no idea what seals to replace lol.

 

In a transmission (for the most part), you have an input seal (ie where power from the engine goes to the transmission) and an output seal (where the transmission either goes to transfer case or in 2WD cars to a drive shaft).

Its easy to actually replace the seal. Pull it out, tap a new one in. Its the unbolting everything to drop the transmission down that takes the time The output seal (on a 2wd car) you'd just drop the drive shaft to get at it so much simpler..

Im sure one of the guys from over on that side can point you to a good shop though

 

I discovered I had the guide wheels too tight and it was making the wire speed surge. Correctly adjusted, and now it's looking a lot better.

 

It would be the pump leaking.

 

Flux core spatters.

 

Still looks good. Ill take a weld with good penetration over one that looks pretty and was to cold. Besides once its painted and scratched up who really cares

 

Sure does. I would offer you a can of anti spatter crap but you will be done long before I'm back at my shop.