Found a crack in the block!!!
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Teching In
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Found a crack in the block!!! Upon tearing the engine down for a lifter noise, I found a small crack in the lower right hand corner of the block. Now my question is this, would you run it till it blows and replace the engine then or pull the engine now and have it repaired? This really ******* sucks cause a blower was next on the mod list!!
Im trying to resize the image so i can share it. I can make cars go fast but can't seem to resize a fn photo!!
the crack is from the center of the bolt hole straight down
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...7/DSC01210.jpg
Im trying to resize the image so i can share it. I can make cars go fast but can't seem to resize a fn photo!!
the crack is from the center of the bolt hole straight down
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...7/DSC01210.jpg
Last edited by WatchDogg; Jun 30, 2008 at 12:34 PM. Reason: added link to pic
i would not especially if you are going to go FI. it should be fine but every time you lay your foot into it you will cringe. plus, i would hate for you to start loosing oil.
no, i just realized where its at, the cap will deflect just thousands of an inch and could cause serious damage to the rotating assembly.
no, i just realized where its at, the cap will deflect just thousands of an inch and could cause serious damage to the rotating assembly.
Replace now. Sell all of the good parts from your working rotating assembly to put toward your new forged motor.
Plus it would suck to have it break while youre out and have to pay for a tow.
Plus it would suck to have it break while youre out and have to pay for a tow.
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Pretend you never saw it.....With the 6-bolt main caps youll never develop any real problems from it. The side bolts are for location mainly and minimal for strength...
for all you know its been there for 50k+ miles...ive seen a couple motors with similar type cracks...but they have 100k+ miles and who knows how long they had been there.
for all you know its been there for 50k+ miles...ive seen a couple motors with similar type cracks...but they have 100k+ miles and who knows how long they had been there.
Thread Starter
Teching In
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Yukon, Oklahoma
Pretend you never saw it.....With the 6-bolt main caps youll never develop any real problems from it. The side bolts are for location mainly and minimal for strength...
for all you know its been there for 50k+ miles...ive seen a couple motors with similar type cracks...but they have 100k+ miles and who knows how long they had been there.
for all you know its been there for 50k+ miles...ive seen a couple motors with similar type cracks...but they have 100k+ miles and who knows how long they had been there.