Hi Silverado
A couple of things with welding metal with a wire feed welder. You need a designated line to run just the welder on. Also make sure the power (extension) cord is large enough to handle the welder as it is running. I had the same problems with mine. Also if you are outside in the wind you will need to turn the amount of argon gas up to compensate for the air outside. Lift the door on the welder itself and look at the size wire you are running and the thickness of the metal you want to weld. Sounds like you might have the heat up too high. Also that chart inside the welder will have what the wire feed should be. Now once you get stuff going along you can always adjust it up or down to get the best results.
I had a 1954 cab outside that I fought with the same issues you are having. I also found that the ground clamp likes to have clean shiny metal also.
Good luck and keep trying stuff. Maybe there is a local guy that can stop over and give you a hand...
MikeC
