Cracked B Block
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BRENT in 10-uh-C
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1) Stitching & pinning will work well.
2) Yes, the Miller gasket would cover that but may not prevent water seepage.
2) Yes, the Miller gasket would cover that but may not prevent water seepage.
Tom Wesenberg
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I agree with Brent. It sounds like pinning, then installing a couple valve seats would fix it OK.
Art Bjornestad
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I think that water glass works wonders if you follow the directions
Mike V. Florida
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rust joint
–noun (in plumbing and metalwork) a watertight joint made between two pieces by rusting them together.
How does that work?
Chris in CT
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Vicky, I would second the metalstitch option, and add valve seats as well to the mix. Don't run this engine without fixing the crack... Good Luck
repairing cracked water jackets,
while the ounce of prevention method should be used in draining engines yet some owners may be careless enough to allow the engine cylinders to freeze up and crack the water jacket as the result. where this takes place, it is seldom that the cylinder itself is injured. it is usually only the otter casing, or water jacket so-called. that really bursts. there are two general methods of patching cracked water jackets.
the "Rust Joint" method
where the crack is a very small one, not over a thirty-second of an inch in width, the patching can be done by means of what is termed a rust joint after the ice has been melted, then drain off all water, then close the main drain ****. put a coat of putty or tallow over the crack, being careful not to fill the crack with it. fill the jacket high enough to cover the crack with a salamoniae solution (one pound to a gallon of water), let stand thirty minutes, drain, and run engine five minutes to warm jacket. stop engine put solution back into jacket and repeat the process three or four more times. if the crack is not too wide, you will thus form a rust joint that will never leak.
thats how i read it. from a hit and miss book.
there's more , i just have to dig through loads of papers.
while the ounce of prevention method should be used in draining engines yet some owners may be careless enough to allow the engine cylinders to freeze up and crack the water jacket as the result. where this takes place, it is seldom that the cylinder itself is injured. it is usually only the otter casing, or water jacket so-called. that really bursts. there are two general methods of patching cracked water jackets.
the "Rust Joint" method
where the crack is a very small one, not over a thirty-second of an inch in width, the patching can be done by means of what is termed a rust joint after the ice has been melted, then drain off all water, then close the main drain ****. put a coat of putty or tallow over the crack, being careful not to fill the crack with it. fill the jacket high enough to cover the crack with a salamoniae solution (one pound to a gallon of water), let stand thirty minutes, drain, and run engine five minutes to warm jacket. stop engine put solution back into jacket and repeat the process three or four more times. if the crack is not too wide, you will thus form a rust joint that will never leak.
thats how i read it. from a hit and miss book.
there's more , i just have to dig through loads of papers.