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 Post subject: Crack???
PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:32 pm 
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Crack?? Oh sh!t do I need to worrie about this crack? Its going into my van and will not be hopped up too much but I am kinda freaking out! This is my replacement engine for my blown one! CRAP!!!

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:36 pm 
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I'd get a dremel and grind it out to see if it's a crack or a corrosion problem.

Grind out about 1/8" and see if it stops.

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Looks very straight-can you see it down in the threads? Do you have a small sharp probe?

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To me it just looks like a flaw in the casting of the block... it does not go down into the threads...just to edge of the hole. I looked at the headgasket and it conformed with the crack...not sure what that means :?:

I am getting so frustrated with this van....one problem then another :x

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You could put a puddle of some WD40 or similar light liquid on the crack and see if it seeps in :?:
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You could put a puddle of some WD40 or similar light liquid on the crack and see if it seeps in :?:
That would seem like the best thought, as you say the head gasket seems to conform to it. My thought is it is just a casting flaw.

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Ok different view of the crack....

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If it was mine I would not worry about it-it does not look like a stress crack. More like a flaw.

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:18 pm 
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Looks like more of a gouge or a scratch than a crack. I wouldn't worry about it for now...
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Ok different view of the crack....
Boy am I relieved that a picture of an engine block followed that sentence.... :lol:
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Heeey SHUT IT! :D

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Looks like a gouge to me, chase the bolt holes with a flat bottom tap, lube’em up, and torque her down.

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 Post subject: Block ID
PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:47 pm 
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Hey I was looking at this block and I see a BH on the side...what does that mean? I also have a guy who has one that his says AM ?

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