[SEL] thoughts on best repair

[Tom Winland]

Braze works good but paint won't stick to it very well

Tom W
Ohio
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-----Original Message-----
From: bill at antique-engines.com
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:11:53 
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Subject: Re: [SEL] thoughts on best repair

I have fixed at least two such breaks by tapering each broken end so when
 they are put back, it's a V around the break and brazing them, then
 grinding and filing the brazing down to match. Once painted, the repair
 was not visible.
 They've been running for a lot of years that way.
 I've also repaired other parts that way - mag trip levers, governor parts,
 etc. and not had any of them re-break after 30 years.
 
 I only own a stick welder and although have repaired cast that way, I've
 had such good luck brazing...........
 Don't own anything like a nice MIG or other more "fancy" (not a good word,
 but if you've had the same old Forney welder for years and years, anything
 else is fancy by comparison!)
 
 Bill
 
 > Hi all this is Jim not Dolly
 >
 > On Saturday me and twin bro Andy went to see a Ruston Hornsby not 15
 > miles from our village that has sat there from new !!  The owner is an
 > 81 year old who showed it to us and has asked us to get it running
 > again. It's in quite good order, still turning freely over but a valve
 > has stuck (not the problem) and years ago he kept on turning the engine
 > over to budge the sticking valve ... but bust the rocker arm !!!  What
 > I'm asking is, what is the best way to repair the rocker arm as it is a
 > clean snap - braze, cast rod stick welded, stainless mig weld ??
 > Now the dark nights are here well and propper, this will be a nice job.
 > Any thoughts?
 >
 > JIM
 >
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