Pirrofab
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- Sep 2, 2006
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gouldsboro,
Pennsylvania
purchased a tubular manifold that has 2 small cracks in the lower section of the pipes by the base of the flange for the turbo to bolt to. I can see the cracks from inside the piping and from outside however it is next to impossible to fit the welder in between the pipes to fix the crack so I would have to weld it from inside the flange. does anyone see an issue with this? My concern is the weld not holding for whatever reason and being sucked into the turbo. I guess though that if its an experianced welder and if enough heat and penetration is achieved then the weld should technically be stronger then the metal around it. Maybe I'm worrying to much. This tubular manifold looks to have been repaired before so once its fixed I'm going to add a few braces to it as it will be holding a Holset 35 off of it and they are not exactly light.
I could also have it welded in a way as to almost stich the pipes together from the base of the turbo flange and go up a few inches until the pipes start to bend away from each other but I think that may be overkill.
I could also have it welded in a way as to almost stich the pipes together from the base of the turbo flange and go up a few inches until the pipes start to bend away from each other but I think that may be overkill.