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Old Aug 19, 2004 | 08:44 PM
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The block has deep gash in it, approx 1/2"x3/4" at the water port above and between cylinders 3 and 5. Any way to repair this?
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call a machine shop and ask them. That deep, not sure... they can't mill that much.
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Totally possible to repair it. All the machine shop will do is remove the two sleeves, and weld up between the cylinders, in essence, siamesing the bores. Cylinders are then bored, then the sleeves are replaced. You WILL need to have the block stress relieved after this process.
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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 05:39 PM
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What would you do...You purchase a new rotating assembly, have it installed, and drive it for a year. You loose a little coolant and a little oil, but nothing major. Then, you pull the heads to install new lifters and find serious block surface damage.
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New block is not that much (relatively) 500/600 i think. You're not out that much if it needs to be replaced.
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What about removal, assembly, and installation? I paid good $ for this already.
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Originally Posted by max's dad
What would you do...You purchase a new rotating assembly, have it installed, and drive it for a year. You loose a little coolant and a little oil, but nothing major. Then, you pull the heads to install new lifters and find serious block surface damage.
I am asking this because I want to have a realistic expectaiton when dealing with the vendor.
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you had it installed and it didnt have the gash before? raise hell... make threats... don't settle.
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Originally Posted by cerebrex
you had it installed and it didnt have the gash before? raise hell... make threats... don't settle.
It was installed, ready to drive. My original block was sent in as a core. The more I think about this, the more POed I get.
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