Hi,
Found this site yesterday but had limited time, so back today to say hello properly.
I am now retired ( heart attack in January so now on the scrap heap, or so I am told !? stent fitted at 65bar inflation pressure ! 65 bar !! I'm sure is what I heard, but was half full of drugs at the time, for the first time, and the junkies use this stuff every day for kicks !!!!!!! ) so have time to do all the jobs I have been putting off, as well as some new ones for the lad etc..
In my past life I used gas welding and arc, an was introduced to MIG welding back in about 1986, mainly for repairing corroded old cars. What a boon, quick, easy, good results and some different techniques to use. Much less of a fire risk !!
I have limited funds these days and virtually no workspace, a car port that half covers the car, and a river down the left slope side when it rains, which it does a lot in wales. I have a Clarke migmate 120 I think, which was new in 1994, and still going strong. I use 6mm wire and pub gas for the shield. The machine does the job for what I need, but could do with a cooling fan ( not a problem these days as I take lots of breaks ) and a wider wire drive wheel roller, whioch sometimes slips off the wire resulting in no feed, grrrrrrr.
I have the time these days so will do something about that and post about it.
But these days all cars etc are computers on wheels. New risks as well as fire, fried ECU'S etc. costing £1000's !!
I am at present, once I have found out the ecu safety techniques etc., repairing a Ford Mondeo that the lads needs to get to work. The off side sill is mainly sound but in 3 sections has corroded away to nothing. The vertical sections and floor are all good, so its worth saving this car, it makes economic sense since he cannot afford a "newer" car anyway, and I don't want him back on a bike, as his route to work is a "race track" with "nutter" car drivers. He got away with nearly 16 years of biking all ok and is a good car driver.
A new sill has been purchased rather than making repair pieces, and I use 18swg sheet steel for the extra repair pieces. It was possible in years gone by to get tin plated 18swg steel but no more ?
If thicker steel is needed, I "double up" etc. mig spot welding the repair pieces together.
Mig spot welding is good and works well, with a 7mm ( 8 being slightly too big and 6mm being slightly too small, application dependent, in my experience ) hole filled to fuse the 2 pieces together. I tend to "double up" the holes aircraft style, over engineered rather than under.
The mondeo sill section on the lower vertical seam seems to have a 2 to 3 inch spot welded spacing ?
After the mondeo its back to the fiesta Mk1, our first car with family ownership since new.
I can post pictures of work and progress but need to know the ecu safety precautions for the Mondeo as I don't want to fry the ecu.
Can anyone help with that info please ?
I have welded up a pug 306 and followed the ecu safety procedure for that all ok, as well as an almera, but need the info for the mondeo please.
Thanks in advance for all help and advice.
rich.
Found this site yesterday but had limited time, so back today to say hello properly.
I am now retired ( heart attack in January so now on the scrap heap, or so I am told !? stent fitted at 65bar inflation pressure ! 65 bar !! I'm sure is what I heard, but was half full of drugs at the time, for the first time, and the junkies use this stuff every day for kicks !!!!!!! ) so have time to do all the jobs I have been putting off, as well as some new ones for the lad etc..
In my past life I used gas welding and arc, an was introduced to MIG welding back in about 1986, mainly for repairing corroded old cars. What a boon, quick, easy, good results and some different techniques to use. Much less of a fire risk !!
I have limited funds these days and virtually no workspace, a car port that half covers the car, and a river down the left slope side when it rains, which it does a lot in wales. I have a Clarke migmate 120 I think, which was new in 1994, and still going strong. I use 6mm wire and pub gas for the shield. The machine does the job for what I need, but could do with a cooling fan ( not a problem these days as I take lots of breaks ) and a wider wire drive wheel roller, whioch sometimes slips off the wire resulting in no feed, grrrrrrr.
I have the time these days so will do something about that and post about it.
But these days all cars etc are computers on wheels. New risks as well as fire, fried ECU'S etc. costing £1000's !!
I am at present, once I have found out the ecu safety techniques etc., repairing a Ford Mondeo that the lads needs to get to work. The off side sill is mainly sound but in 3 sections has corroded away to nothing. The vertical sections and floor are all good, so its worth saving this car, it makes economic sense since he cannot afford a "newer" car anyway, and I don't want him back on a bike, as his route to work is a "race track" with "nutter" car drivers. He got away with nearly 16 years of biking all ok and is a good car driver.
A new sill has been purchased rather than making repair pieces, and I use 18swg sheet steel for the extra repair pieces. It was possible in years gone by to get tin plated 18swg steel but no more ?
If thicker steel is needed, I "double up" etc. mig spot welding the repair pieces together.
Mig spot welding is good and works well, with a 7mm ( 8 being slightly too big and 6mm being slightly too small, application dependent, in my experience ) hole filled to fuse the 2 pieces together. I tend to "double up" the holes aircraft style, over engineered rather than under.
The mondeo sill section on the lower vertical seam seems to have a 2 to 3 inch spot welded spacing ?
After the mondeo its back to the fiesta Mk1, our first car with family ownership since new.
I can post pictures of work and progress but need to know the ecu safety precautions for the Mondeo as I don't want to fry the ecu.
Can anyone help with that info please ?
I have welded up a pug 306 and followed the ecu safety procedure for that all ok, as well as an almera, but need the info for the mondeo please.
Thanks in advance for all help and advice.
rich.