Fan housing repair

Previously I have removed the rust and paint to find some holes in the metal.


A close up of some of the holes.


At first I tried to fill the holes with weld only. That just let to larger holes being created! So I tried a patch.


The same thing happened, just around the patch. I postponed the repair of the fan housing as there was one going on ebay for £10!

The internal flaps that control the flow of the air had to be drilled out in places. Then the rest of the captive nut was removed. Those I could reach, I used a grinder. The rest where filed down by hand!