Cracked block?

[Anonymous]

My son came in the other night with a waterpump problem and overheated. I started replacing the waterpump and noticed that the block had about a 1" crack running along the side of the bolt hole that holds the waterpump. Is there any way to have this welded or fixed.

Thanks

Mike

 

[Anonymous]

Sorry - it's a 200 I6 - 65

Thanks

Mike

 

[rbohm]

8) clean the area, including the crack, thoroughly. then you want to cut a groove in the crack and fill it with JB weld. after it cures file it smooth.

 

[Anonymous]

I have never had any luck with the JB weld trick. It's worth a try though. The thermal expantion always gets the better of the repair. I would do the JB weld thing and start hunting for a block to transfer all your components to.