What do you do?

[big gear head]

Did you do that yourself? Cast iron welding is pretty tricky and I've never been very comfortable doing it. I know that several years ago Indy Cylinder Heads built a oven that they could put a head in and weld it while it was red hot. There is a guy close to Buffalo KY that is well known for welding cast iron blocks and heads.

[Vortecpro]

Originally Posted by big gear head

Did you do that yourself? Cast iron welding is pretty tricky and I've never been very comfortable doing it. I know that several years ago Indy Cylinder Heads built a oven that they could put a head in and weld it while it was red hot. There is a guy close to Buffalo KY that is well known for welding cast iron blocks and heads.

Al Mathon Headmaster LOL
I have a guy that welds it for me then I machine it, you'd be surprised what we've fixed. I will post pictures as go, heres a little preview.

[EZ Nova]

Yep Vortec, that's what you do. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

We have as specialty weld place I've use up here in Ontario Canada for 20+ yrs. They have various size ovens, 20 of them I believe, that they heat weld and cool at controlled rate. One I know you can pull a trailer into. Very well know and do a lot of work around SW Ontario.

Now I have machine heads/block, I have machined many cast welded pieces. It's a process for sure. One old guy at the shop used to tell me you need to drink a min of 2 glasses of milk per day when machining cast?????

Now the fun/work begins. Good job saving the head and please keep up posted.

Your NORTHERN neighbor....