Nasty surprise

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by BSM

After a recent engine change a most unwelcome water leak in the form of a crack in the block (Chev 6cyl.) became evident and no amount of choice language would make it disappear. Seriously, a metal stitching exercise will occur
in the near future using the US "Lockinstitch" product to repair the damage. Images attached. Can any knowledgeable member tell me what the wall thickness is in this area of the block? Thanks and regards.... Rod

G'day BSM,

I was only looking at the Stovebolt site for new things they have posted up and I found that someone has just faced the same issue that you are. They posted up a step by step description of what they did and also links to the manufacturer's page - go to this link

http://www.stovebolt.com/techtips/en...racked%20block

I hope it is of some help to you.

Kind Regards
Lionel