I would suggest that you drill your drain holes before powder coating. If you do it after, two issues will come up. A) You will have exposed metal in the holes that may rust; b) you may chip the powder coating with the resultant exposed (rust-able) metal exposed also.
You may want to consider a "conversion" coating on the ID and drill the weep holes before powder coating. Your powder coater (even if it's you in the household oven [understanding wife... wink, wink]) can block the holes so that they stay open and allow drainage. If your mount is stainless, this consideration may change some. -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of eric.pi...@starband.net Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 8:44 PM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR> Engine mount After talking with my welder about my engine mount. He stated that I should drill some small holes in the welded tubing at the low spots to let condensation drain out. I told him that Willie Wonka had charged the tubing with gas as he welded the mount up. He said it did not matter as the mount would rust from the inside out with out the drain holes. This guy gets recertifed every 6 months so I tend to believe him. After I get my mount powder coated I will drill the proper holes for drainage. Eric Pitts KR2S _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
