Posted by rankrank1 on March 23, 2015 at 20:43:34 from (166.137.14.47):
In Reply to: found Crack in block posted by chad from michigan on March 23, 2015 at 16:49:03:
Well if it runs good and there is no water getting in the oil and no oil getting in the water; then I would drill both ends of the crack or otherwise it will keep spreading.
From there, I would likely apply some type of silver solder or low melting point braze via using a torch after veeing the crack a bit with a grinder. I would try to avoid arc welding it myself, but would not rule it out if I had no other viable choice. If I welded I would not weld very much at a time.
JB weld or epoxy would be my last resort simply because I view those as temporary patches that will eventually fail instead of permanent fixes.
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