tightywhitey185 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 (edited) Well today I got the call back from the machine shop and to my horror the block is cracked.It has a hairline crack about 2 inches long starting from one of the freeze plugs.DAMN.Good news is the head "E88" came back just fine.A little surfacing a couple valves replaced and there you have it.I asked the owner of the shop if there is a procedure for repairing this.Has anyone here successfully repaired a crack in a cast iron block?Its not like its between any bores or anything but im willing to guess i should just source another block?Does anyone have a L24-26 p30 unbored block they could sell me? Edited March 23, 2010 by tightywhitey185 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Well today I got the call back from the machine shop and to my horror the block is cracked.It has a hairline crack about 2 inches long starting from one of the freeze plugs.DAMN.Good news is the head "E88" came back just fine.A little surfacing a couple valves replaced and there you have it.I asked the owner of the shop if there is a procedure for repairing this.Has anyone here successfully repaired a crack in a cast iron block?Its not like its between any bores or anything but im willing to guess i should just source another block?Does anyone have a L24-26 p30 unbored block they could sell me? L24 blocks are common and cheap enough that I wouldn't bother repairing one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetterben Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 If your near Wisconsin i got a n42 block i will just give you good shape too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightywhitey185 Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 Well im waiting on a couple of PMs back from some folks selling a couple on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightywhitey185 Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 If your near Wisconsin i got a n42 block i will just give you good shape too. Im in columbus ohio.Does anyone know of any good internet resources for these blocks.Ill probably end up doin som yardin here soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.