- 1. [Shop-talk] Adding a tube into aluminum manifold (score: 1)
- Author: Darrell Walker via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
- Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2019 11:00:51 -0700
- Iâ??m adapting a Land Rover intake manifold for use on my TR8. One thing I need to do is add a connection from the manifold to feed the heater. There is a place on the manifold that will work perfect
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- 2. Re: [Shop-talk] Adding a tube into aluminum manifold (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter J. Thomas via Shop-talk" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:32:53 -0400
- Drill and tap aluminum, then solder with aluminum solder rods. HD carries Bernzomatic AL3 rods, though I like the Forney Easy-Flo Aluminum Brazing Rod sold at Tractor Supply better. _____________
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- 3. Re: [Shop-talk] Adding a tube into aluminum manifold (score: 1)
- Author: Darrell Walker via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 10:47:49 -0700
- Hi Peter, Thanks for the reply. Is propane or MAP gas enough heat for those rods? I forgot to mention, the pipe is 5/8â??. I could drop down to 1/2â?? (thatâ??s what I was going to do in the copper,
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- 4. Re: [Shop-talk] Adding a tube into aluminum manifold (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter J. Thomas via Shop-talk" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 14:23:32 -0400
- Propane is more than enough for these types of rods. Map gas only burns a few hundred degrees hotter than propane, unless you use oxygen. Straight thread should be fine. The purpose of the tapere
- /html/shop-talk/2019-09/msg00034.html (12,312 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Shop-talk] Adding a tube into aluminum manifold (score: 1)
- Author: Randall via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:13:13 -0700
- If you're going to braze, threads seem redundant. Just make a tight fitting hole. MAPP isn't much hotter, but the flame transfers heat quite a bit better. Obviously depends on which torch and so on,
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- 6. Re: [Shop-talk] Adding a tube into aluminum manifold (score: 1)
- Author: Darrell Walker via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:10:47 -0700
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- 7. Re: [Shop-talk] Adding a tube into aluminum manifold (score: 1)
- Author: Randall via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:57:50 -0700
- I don't know; but at least theoretically, copper would be worse. Aluminum has a galvanic potential of -1.67 (according to EngineeringToolbox.com), iron (steel) is -0.44 for a net difference of 1.23.
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- 8. Re: [Shop-talk] Adding a tube into aluminum manifold (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Spidell via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:02:38 -0700
- FWIW, 'true' MAPP gas hasn't been available for some time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAPP_gas _______________________________________________ Shop-talk@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/
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- 9. Re: [Shop-talk] Adding a tube into aluminum manifold (score: 1)
- Author: Jack Brooks via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:59:34 +0000
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