I have a 3-53 diesel, whose pan was damaged slightly because I dragged it 8 feet on concrete and that slightly damaged the oil pan. The corer slightly "folded" and I tink that it caused a crack to develop. There is a minute crack now, through which oil drippred slowly. To give you an idea, in about 10 days the bottom pan leaked about two quarts of oil (which I contained, being a green and environmentally friendly person).
Anyway, I took the oil pan off today, and cleaned it to the extent possible, with pretty much no oil remaining on the inside or outside near the crack.
So, now I have a question of what is the best way to weld it. It is stamped sheet metal, I would say 16 gauge or so (just guessing). The crack, or abrasion, is in a corner.
I am thinking, use 1/8" of 6013, at 100 amps, and weld from inside?
Or should I use some fun rod like Nickel 55 or Nickel 99? Cost of rod is not material, as I have a bucketful of it.
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