SpeedFreek
Veteran Member
So I need to do a little bit of exhaust repair on my old truck which I sold to a friend, the reason being is that I got a good price for it since I agreed to help if anything goes wrong.
So I need to try and patch things up until warmer months or until he takes it to a shop and gets it done professionally. The problem is in the back of the cat right where the pipe comes out it broke loose, rusted off. I was hoping to use the welder, stick or torch, to put it back together well enough to last a little while before he has the money together to fix it up right.
Here is where I have questions, would it be better to use the torch, oxy-acetelyne, or the stick which I am better with, a basic AC arc welder? Also if I use the stick welder is there any chance of harming any of the electronics, I heard of problems when using heli-arc welders on vehicles?
It is a 1993 GMC Sonoma that is in question, thats why I am posting in general automotive.
Any help is apreciated, I plan on doing it on friday morning and Ill get a better look at how thin everything is then.
So I need to try and patch things up until warmer months or until he takes it to a shop and gets it done professionally. The problem is in the back of the cat right where the pipe comes out it broke loose, rusted off. I was hoping to use the welder, stick or torch, to put it back together well enough to last a little while before he has the money together to fix it up right.
Here is where I have questions, would it be better to use the torch, oxy-acetelyne, or the stick which I am better with, a basic AC arc welder? Also if I use the stick welder is there any chance of harming any of the electronics, I heard of problems when using heli-arc welders on vehicles?
It is a 1993 GMC Sonoma that is in question, thats why I am posting in general automotive.
Any help is apreciated, I plan on doing it on friday morning and Ill get a better look at how thin everything is then.