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The head has been pressure tested again just for my own piece of mind. It's
flat and crackless. The garage says it must be a crack in the block.
I have had no success at all in locating a replacement engine so I'm looking
into other repair methods. It'll cost me =A3550 to have the block stripped and
tested so I'm lothe to do this if the engine is then scrap anyway but if
there's a chance of repairing it then I'll do it.
Does anyone here have any experience or opions on block repairs by either
welding or "stitching"? I've been given conflicting views from "if we can
get to the crack we can weld it and it'll be fine" to "don't bother welding,
the heat will simply crack or distort the block somewhere else". Stitching
is heat free and seems a good idea but I can't see how it can provide a
repair good enough to withstand the pressure inside the block.
Any opinions anybody?
Pete
flat and crackless. The garage says it must be a crack in the block.
I have had no success at all in locating a replacement engine so I'm looking
into other repair methods. It'll cost me =A3550 to have the block stripped and
tested so I'm lothe to do this if the engine is then scrap anyway but if
there's a chance of repairing it then I'll do it.
Does anyone here have any experience or opions on block repairs by either
welding or "stitching"? I've been given conflicting views from "if we can
get to the crack we can weld it and it'll be fine" to "don't bother welding,
the heat will simply crack or distort the block somewhere else". Stitching
is heat free and seems a good idea but I can't see how it can provide a
repair good enough to withstand the pressure inside the block.
Any opinions anybody?
Pete