It's a gas gas gas

[castros_bro]

Option B  (having put Option A on a gas back burner) is to repair the holes in a Pugshite 205 exhaust.  The mid pipe is a wow of design having  the "off the shelf" cat welded with pigeon shit between decent bits of steel pipe, the throaty exhaust noise are 5mm dia blow holes lurking in the welds so need to addressed.  I have some skills (and a huge knob) but lack the necessary equipment (Doh!) to repair the blow holes.

 

 

Question-i-poos

 

 

Is it possible to braze a quality exhaust using a disposable bottle of propane wiv a  torch screwed to the top ?

 

 

Is it possible to braze a quality exhaust  using a disposable bottle propane/Mapp (ie Mapp substitute) wiv a  torch screwed to the top?

 

 

Who won the FA cup in 1942 ?

 

 

Is there an propane/air kit/torch suitable for brazing ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DodgeRover]

Brazing is usually oxy/ acetylene can you not make do by putting exhaust bandage over the holes in the weld and securing with jubilee clips?

[cros]

A propane torch will only get hot enough if it has an oxygen supply; I think the modern way is to use a compressor.

To do the job right, a coke hearth with sweat and grime everywhere and a helper to pump massive leather bellows. Both options can still be called disposable if you chuck everything away when you've done. It goes without saying that your generous endowment will come in handy.

[Asimo]

What about carbon-arc brazing with a stick welder? Are the carbon rods still available? I havn't done this for years but it was quite an effective technique on rusty stuff, including exhaust bodgery. I think the burning carbon reduces the oxidised steel, cleaning it up enough for the braze to wet nicely to the job.

[cros]

Carbon-arc, I'd clean forgotten that. Only a few quid from an ad. in Exchange and Mart and it works. Free tan if you leave any skin uncovered too.

[Sloth in a bowl]

Portsmouth held the FA cup in 1942 as they won it in 39 and the tournament was not held during WWII.

The trophy was displayed in the window of a gentleman's outfitters in North St, Havant.