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am i this dumb...welding on car...CDI not working
so i have been doing a ton of body work on the car and came across two small rust spots about size of dime...i wanted to cut them out and replace with new metal...
i pulled the car out of the garage and grind them off, it was a nice sunny day so i decided to leave it in the driveway... hook up my MIG welder, and go to town... the spots are on the quarter panel back by the CDI... i got done the repairs, i always keep a rag in a bucket of water and ice to put on car after each weld... turn key to pull car back in and NOTHING from CDI.... would something like this fry the CDI? or did my CDI just die on me... car turns over, battery is super strong, both fuel pumps are running. ![]() |
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Yep, it can kill a CDI, alternator, or other delicate electronics.
Rule of thumb is to always get the work clamp as close to the weld as possible, unhook the ground cable on the battery and unplug the ignition, alternator and other electronics. Lucky for us, we don't have too many electronics
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Don't feel bad, I've been there on other projects.
![]() First, disconnect the battery ground. Second, put the work clamp close to the area being welded on good clean metal. If the clamp moves around, it can arc and cause spikes. Third, unplug the engine harness to body harness plug to isolate the alternator. Fourth, unplug the CDI. Some guys go to the effort of unplugging gauges. The most sensitive would be the tach and speedo. Some guys get lucky and never have an issue, sometimes it'll fry a couple of things. On an old Chevy I fried a Mallory Unilite module and the alternator regulator.
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