NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! Don't throw the baby out with the bath water. Take your time and remove the screw properly. What ever it takes. Stand on your head, remove whatever to gain access. Welding anything is NOT the answer. All I did was weld this week and I have been welding a LOOOOONg time. Use a reverse drill, use an easy out, use Liquid Wrench and TAKE YOUR TIME. You will have a more harmonious outcome.
Alphabet soup online welding instructors. Gee fucking whiz. You need someone like ME to fix this for you if you can't do it yourself. No slight here, experience may be what you need to save your motor.
Believe me there is no fifty cent fix to your dollar problem. If the only way is to pull the head, suck it up and pull the head. Sometimes it is the shortest path to getting finished to merely get started.