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Re: Cracked block in Farm Show Magazine
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Posted by Jerry/MT on February 01, 2005 at 11:22:46 from (206.183.120.240):
In Reply to: Cracked block in Farm Show Magazine posted by Willy P on February 01, 2005 at 07:19:27:
The modern way to fix a cracked block is to furnace braze it. Almost all the remanufactured blocks that you can get today are repaired by this method. It has the added benefit of stress relieving the casting so it may even be better than new. I have a Continental 129 engine on my TO-30 that was rpaired with this technique and I have seen a Case backhoe/loader repaired by this method and they run like new. Personally, I have never seen block sealers provide anything but a temporary fix at best.
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