blower case repair????

[pleasantcat]

i've got a 250 blower that has a crack in the case. can it be welded up and who ( in the phx area ) would you recomend.

[Donnie]

You said CRACK eek!
Hey Sean call Phil Bergeron if he can't fix it he will know who can.
Donnie

[UBFJ #454]

Call Bob Bootz @ Another Welding Company (cell # 602 540-6863. He is one of our sponsors, does all our welding for the Black Mamba #454 PE Drag Boat and there is almost nothing he can't weld ... Precisely and Neatly.
Jak Young

[230EAGLE]

CALL ERIK AT QUALITY AUTO 559-822-6500. HE CAN FIX ANYTHING METAL. HE WELDS CAST AND ALUM HEADS THAT ARE CRACKED. WHEN HE IS DONE YOU CAN'T EVEN TELL WHERE THE CRACK WAS. HE IS VERY ANAL ABOUT HIS WORK. CALL HIM A PERFECTIONIST!!
I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD BE DISAPPOINTED IN THE WORK.

[pleasantcat]

thanks alot guys!!! done deal it should be done next week.

[UBFJ #454]

Pleasantcat -
Case Repaired ... by whom?

[pleasantcat]

a guy here at work who runs blowers on everything including his tow vehicle. he showed me some of his work and it looked above par. i stopped by his house last night and he's about done with it. looking great!!!

[superdave013]

I just gotta ask. How did you crack a blower case??

[DogHouse]

Yeah Sean, what the heck did you do to that thing? You do know that you're not supposed to drop wrenches in there when the thing is running, right???
:D

[pleasantcat]

:eek:really??? i didnt know that.
i got a screaming deal on this blower setup and the reason for the deal was it had a screw run thru it. :mad:
it's all better now though :D

[DogHouse]

Uh oh, it's not looking good for the old Magic cat... Next summer there's going to be way too many blown Daytonas running around Pleasant just waiting to open up some whoopass on my weak-kneed cat-dog!
Damn where am I going to come up with 4600 bucks to cover that intercooled 8-71 setup from Kuhl...
-brian cry

[Kurtis500]

WAIT!! Check the inside of the blower. I have run a 1/4 inch nut through a blower before. Yes, embarrasing but true. I ran it without the scoop but put the nut back on the stem. It worked itself off and down in she went. Cracked half-way down the side of the case and ruined the rotors. The force of crushing the nut slammed one rotor into the the other warping both shafts and punching a hole in one. If your case is cracked the rotors are likely damaged also. The rotors clear the case all the way across by small tolerances, .016 or so depending on the set-up. If the case has a tiny bow in it caused by the case being pushed out it can change the dimensions of the end plate locations and cause the rotors to rub the case. If the damage is similar to my old blower I would think twice about using the case and/or rotors again without both being checked on very accurate machines for straightness. A blower explosion grenades pieces in all directions, and this is at head level in most boats.
You said it all ok now, so if it is nevermind the whole post.

[pleasantcat]

HMMMMM. i guess i was thinking along the same line then. i dont feel this is big enough for my engine so, im "fixing it" for a street racer who wants a cheap huffer for his car.