Hey guys I just got my block back from the machine shop and it has a crack where the head stud would go. Here are some pics...

 

If the shop cracked it....raise hell. I would not take my chances with it....

 

No i bought it as a shortblock. They hot tanked it and noticed it.

 

you can get a bare block for cheap man, look around. dont **** with that thing.

 

oh i already got a new one and is at the machine shop right now but i was just wondering if it is fixable cuz my dad or friend may want it for either of their builds but if it isnt fixable then i guess scrap? I've also heard of ppl making tables from scrap blocks?

 

Someone could have put a bolt in the hole when there was some liquid in the bottom so when it was torqued down the block broke...I would beat up the guy that sold it to ya.

 

Its hard to tell but looks like a casting weakness too. any way you can shine a light down the hole to light up the crack ?

 

That is correct..


I have seen them welded up and work fine for awhile.. But if it is apart a new block is cheap enough..

 

Yep big mistake there they never blew the headbolt holes clear of antifreeze. That antifreeze dont compress and finds a way out. Unfortunately sometimes it creates it's own way out.

 

Yeah this is exactly what the guy said to me at the machine shop