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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 11:57 PM
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Default Anyone melt they're block and head before?
Is it worth trying to fix and will it hold up?

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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 12:23 AM
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dare even ask...
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Friends down here said it can be fixed, I looking into a short block as we speak
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drew talk to Craig@ Teds Machine shop.see what they say.
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I know I melted a bit off one of my heads back when I was running the turbo and scorched a head gasket at the bottom of the cylonder. Craig over at Ted's was able to fill it a weld and mill the head. Not sure about the blovk though. Talk with Craig over there. Tell him I said Hi!
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we fix melted heads all the time but a block too now that thats scarry
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Done it, fixed it, no big deal.
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Is this slang? Ive never heard of melting these things before.... except after the car is crushed at the junk yard.
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Is this slang? Ive never heard of melting these things before.... except after the car is crushed at the junk yard.
Well, I have picture is someone can host them
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Originally Posted by Drew778
Well, I have picture is someone can host them
Send 'em my way, I'd like to see this!
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There is a button on the post window that says manage Attachments. Click on that and you can up load the pics on the board.
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Here they be:
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