Is welding oil pans difficult? Can you weld steel to aluminum?
04-13-2004, 05:19 PM
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Is welding oil pans difficult? Can you weld steel to aluminum?
Ive got a perfectly fine oil pan sitting minus the fact its been drilled for a oil return too low. I've got a perfect sized piece of thin flat mild steel to weld over the hole with. Will that work if I take it to a guy that uses a mig? I think it should be fine, but I just figured I'd ask since you guys that weld like reading simple boring questions. 
04-13-2004, 06:36 PM
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Re:Is welding oil pans difficult? Can you weld steel to aluminum?
Or you can get two plates to block the hole (one inside one outside) bolt the two together and sandwich a bunch of JB weld in the middle for sealant. It aint pretty but it'll get you running till you get anouther pan
04-13-2004, 09:23 PM
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Re:Is welding oil pans difficult? Can you weld steel to aluminum?
Lol, good ol jb weld! I think i'll skip on the jb weld this time though. I am gonna try and find some thick aluminum sheet metal and just weld a piece of it over it. Well see how it turns out 
Otherwise I'll see what the yard wants for a used one. Thanks for the replies.
Otherwise I'll see what the yard wants for a used one. Thanks for the replies.
