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Block repair; crack in the area of water jackets

Started by hemi68charger, December 15, 2012, 11:54:44 PM

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hemi68charger

Hey gang..
Looking for some guidance and/or experience with repairing a block. I have a friend with a true survivor '68 Charger R/T 440 4-speed. Recently, he was chasing a pesky coolant leak. Well, turned out it wasn't freeze plugs, it was a crack, two of them, in the block over the water jackets. I've heard of people over the years repairing blocks, even so much as holes from a thrown rod on 426 Hemi blocks. Sooooo, what technology or techniques are out there for such repair? It would be a shame to not be able to save the original block. He's in the Central Colorado area, so Denver and/or Grand Junction would be nice if anyone's out there. If not, at least let us know the technique..

Thanks..
Troy
Troy
'69 Charger Daytona 440 auto 4.10 Dana ( now 426 HEMI )
'70 Superbird 426 Hemi auto: Lindsley Bonneville Salt Flat world record holder (220.2mph)
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Chryco Psycho

basically drill & stitch , drill at each end of the crack so it cannot go further & thread in plugs along the crack , you can weld also but the block needs to be heated up before welding it , you need a high nickle rod the weld it . the block can be asaved for sure , my machinist saved numbers of them