Cracked block?
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Cracked block? As I was reassembling my motor, I began to tighten down the head bolts, and they got hard to turn, and then the pressure relieved and they turned fine, and it made a small vaacum sound. And a small amount of coolant started to come out of the side of the block(very small). It has come to my attention that it may/probably is cracked.
Is this for sure? If so, how do I fix this, aside from replacing the block.
Is this for sure? If so, how do I fix this, aside from replacing the block.
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Well, my car has been off the road for a while. And my parents want to sell it to a junkyard! If I tell them my block is cracked and I need to buy a new one....I will probably lose the car.
So....what is the worst that will happen if I put the block in the car?
So....what is the worst that will happen if I put the block in the car?
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I will do it tomorrow. No where that it went into a cylinder wall. Just coolant passage if anything. It is soooo small. I looked at it with a flashlight and couldn't see a crack, so it's tiny...it's literally a pin hole.
My motor is out of the car by the way. I will have a pic tomorrow....
My motor is out of the car by the way. I will have a pic tomorrow....
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Originally Posted by blueeyeddevil141
Well honestly....what can I do.....
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Well, I am telling you now....from a picture, you won't see anything. In person I can't even see it! Just curious what to expect...if I do run the motor this way, what will happen?
Originally Posted by blueeyeddevil141
Well, I am telling you now....from a picture, you won't see anything. In person I can't even see it! Just curious what to expect...if I do run the motor this way, what will happen?
So you have a pin hole that you cannot see, dont know where it is. I would take the block and have is magnafluxed and checked for cracks. If there is a pin hole that is leaking. I would NOT run that motor.
