9n engine block NEED HELP!

from what you describe you will likely find out it isn't near the project you thought

I would ask around for references on the machine shop before I took it in.

I had never heard of this sort cast iron repair.

Is the following procedure how it is done?
- Get cast-iron rod of known diameter.
- Drill adjacent holes of rod diameter.
- Insert rod pieces slightly longer than needed into each hole.
- Peen the rod ends to squish each rod segment tightly into its hole.
- Grind both sides (if possible).

...no heat, same material, no thermal cycle problems?

chuck
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I have a 1998 Central Tractor catalog that lists
9N rebuilt block assemblies as costing $1299.95
outright (1199.95 exchange). Might be a place
to start if brazing/welding doesn't seem to be
the right answer.

I assume that your crack repair algorithm would be
to weld/braze the known cracks, then pressure test
to find any remaining, repair those, test-repair-test... until it is water tight again.
I suspect that if you had a major crack at the lower part of the block, that it would quickly provide a drainage service to prevent future
cracks.

...personally, I find antifreeze a more satifying long-term solution :-)

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