Re: 288 Head Gasket Planning

Posted by PennyPackard On 2023/6/4 15:08:51

It would be great if the crack happened to be coincidental with the head gasket leak, the suddenness of the coolant loss without a major overheating event is what gives me some hope with that. The gasket has some indications of being blown between cylinders for sure, and some suspect water passage areas. It’s a little confusing to know on the parts that got mangled/split during disassembly.

Ross, chemical treatments meaning the water passage additives/treatments? I did also consider using some space age ceramic metallic epoxies which seem to work well above the combustion temps and fix cast iron cracks in things like blast furnaces and turbines, but the ones that seem to meet all the criteria also need heat curing around 200 degrees for a few hours. Aremco pyro putty is what I was close to trying.

I’d appreciate seeing another crack that’s in a running engine if only to make me feel better about this one!