small crack in block

[Bandit72]

i have a mid 60's 413 out of a fury that i have had stored in my dads garage for 3 years now, well i bought a truck afew weeks ago and decided i was going to put it in....went to start the engine (it's on a run stand) and realized that one of the freeze plugs was gone WTF...well, i replaced it, started the engine and it ran great.....great oil pressure, everything, alittle smoke because i had some tranny fluid in the cylinders while it sat, but not that big of deal. well after it pressured up i noticed afew little "puffs" of steam from the drivers side of the block...went over and looked and there was a 2 inch long crack...just enough to "split" the paint and cause what looked like "sweat" on the side of the block while it's under pressure...doesn't leak a drop when it's cool. Anyway, is this going to be fixable you think? O'Reillys sells stuff that is supposed to seal up minor cracks like that, has anybody had any experience with it?

Thanks Ryan Olson

[Chryco Psycho]

the block can be easily fixed by drilling the end of the crack to stop it cracking futher  & pinning the block to seal the crack . as far as sealers go I doubt it will hold

[firefighter3931]

the block can be easily fixed by drilling the end of the crack to stop it cracking futher  & pinning the block to seal the crack . as far as sealers go I doubt it will hold

A stitch weld can fix it up no problem, but you'll have to pull it apart. 



Ron

[Bandit72]

the block can be easily fixed by drilling the end of the crack to stop it cracking futher  & pinning the block to seal the crack . as far as sealers go I doubt it will hold

what do you mean by "pinning the block"?

[Chryco Psycho]

drilling holes & threading in pins