Re: Cracked block- how serious is it?

Posted by Ken_P On 2011/7/23 20:19:53

Thanks for all the tips guys!

Owen, welcome back from vacation. I hope Europe was grand.

Snapey, the engine isn't being rebuilt, just repainted! It makes good compression, and my car is something of a basket case already, so I'm trying to keep it simple.

The plan is to use the OD method- I'll take it to a machine shop next week to get the holes tapped (yes, I could do it myself, but I thought pipe threads in cast iron would be better left to the pros), and JB weld it before I get the car temporarily back together.

Follow-on question- what should I use for the plugs? Cast iron pipe plugs is my thought, fairly small, so the hole doesn't have to be too big and the thermal coefficent of expansion is the same.