The PO of my 2000 Ranger drilled a hole in the center of the hood near the front & installed a stupid looking hood ornament which I removed which now leaves a 1/4 hole in the hood. I tried several times to weld it closed, figuring I could just grind it smooth & put some gray primer on it except I weld it closed & then each time when I am grinding the weld flush the weld pops out. I have done a lot of welding on my 69 Mustang & have NEVER had this problem welding metal before. I did make sure the gas was on before welding. I do not know what else I can do except taking the truck to a welding/fab shop to have it done. Any suggestions?.
Mike

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2000 Ranger Extd Cab XLT, 4X4 Off Road, 4.0L, Auto, 8.8 - 4.10's, 01 grille & lights swap.
69 Mustang, modified 5.0, & 5spd.(project)
99 Explorer Sport, 4.0 SOHC, Auto, 8.8 - 4.10's, PW, PL, PM, Cruise, Tilt. (Wife's DD)
05 F-150 2WD Regular Cab. ( My DD)

why that fuck did he think that a hood ornament would look good??!?!?!?!

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cherry red 2011 ranger sport 4x4 extended cab 4.0 auto, BED-LINED, 265/75/16 Kelly safari A/T tires, westin brush guard, HID spot lights, painted interor, westin running boards, T bar crank, bed lights, back rack, bed rails.

it wasn't him it was the PO (previous owner) lol

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Black 2008 ranger sport 4.0 SOHC SAS'd and converted to 4x4 riding on a Dana 50 up front and a sterling 10.50 in the rear regeared with 5.13's, mickey thompson classic 3's rapped in 37x12.50 maxxis creepy crawlers

He said the previous owner installed it

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^^^^ lol beat me

The previous owner installed it not him

well im stupid and i didnt know what po meant......

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cherry red 2011 ranger sport 4x4 extended cab 4.0 auto, BED-LINED, 265/75/16 Kelly safari A/T tires, westin brush guard, HID spot lights, painted interor, westin running boards, T bar crank, bed lights, back rack, bed rails.

lol kinda figured, we need to have a page with all the "lingo" of the interwebs so people don't get confused lol

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Black 2008 ranger sport 4.0 SOHC SAS'd and converted to 4x4 riding on a Dana 50 up front and a sterling 10.50 in the rear regeared with 5.13's, mickey thompson classic 3's rapped in 37x12.50 maxxis creepy crawlers

Your not getting enough penetration on the sides of the hole. Basically the weld is to cold. Some times if I have too take a screw head upside down then cut the excess off

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1995 Rclb 2.3 4x4
06 mirrors 06 tails
SAS leaf spring dana 30
33x1250 duratracs on 15x10 dwindows
5% tint all around. New paint coming this fall

Well its a 2000 ranger that would have a alum hood my 98 does

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1998 Ranger Xlt: 4.0L | Auto | 4x4 | 201,000 miles
3" Body Lift | 33x12.50R15 Goodyear Duratracs | 31 Spline 8.8 Limited Slip | 4.10's | Explorer leaf springs | Crown Suspension 2 inch lift shackle | Power Everything | Explorer Sport Trac, Center Console, Bucket Seats, Hvac, Speed Cluster and vinyl floor / Alpine CDE-9870 / RCI Front Skid / C4x4 Front Bumper / Recon 10,500 lbs Waterproof Winch / 200 Amp Alt | Headache Rack | TG Rock Sliders.

This lol

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yep, aluminum hood! will have to be tig'd or spool with alum wire.

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Or can just do a small bit if bondo. I have alum hood and worked great.

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2001 Ford Ranger XLT V6 4.0Litre

Thanks for the info guys I was wondering what was up with it.

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2000 Ranger Extd Cab XLT, 4X4 Off Road, 4.0L, Auto, 8.8 - 4.10's, 01 grille & lights swap.
69 Mustang, modified 5.0, & 5spd.(project)
99 Explorer Sport, 4.0 SOHC, Auto, 8.8 - 4.10's, PW, PL, PM, Cruise, Tilt. (Wife's DD)
05 F-150 2WD Regular Cab. ( My DD)

That's what I'd do.

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And to think, I almost bought a Chevy Luv!

please don't fill holes with bondo. it won't last long. moisture will get behind it, vibrations will crack it out. you'll be left with a hole again. just get it welded up and you won't have to worry about it again!

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