Frozen block

[kenny v]

Before you scrap your block , I have seen some blocks get welded but you need to find a welder that welds cast iron. Can't hurt to ask someone.

[buzzinhalfdozen]

Carlos, very sorry to hear of your fathers passing, it really brought back some memories. My dad passed a couple years back and though he and I really never got along, watching him die was probably one of the hardest things I've ever done. I just hope you and your dad were on good terms as their deathbed is not the place to reconcile. Joe

[X-TECH MAN]

[QUOTE=BIZMANRACING

"why would i do that". i have no answer. i could give one only to find myself in the forest gump catagory. life gets in the way of living sometimes and we make wrong, poor or late choices that cost us money, time and unhappyness/stress.



Its kind of like getting MARRIED......lol

[Ron Finney]

Just an FYI to all -

Those plugs are not "freeze plugs" or "frost plugs" like everyone thinks. They are actually "core plugs" which are used in manufacturing to get the sand out of the sand cast block. Many times what was described in the posts is what people find, plugs pushed out, so they have been mistakenly inrterpreted as freeze plugs for ever. I think this is what has given people the idea they have more freeze protection than they actually do. However, from the replies, you can tell how well they don't protect from freezing. I think we all tend to do things the easy way, myself included, but getting the antifreeze circulated is critical. Draining the block is not a bad idea, but I would have anitfreeze circulated first, because even the block drains still won't always get all the water out. Maybe if you winterized in September like the boat owners, then any residual would have time to evaporate.

Just wanted to pass along in hopes of helping everyone better understand their investments, since they are so expensive to replace.

[BIZMANRACING]

i came back to my post hoping someone had some good news of hope. unfortunally not. yep i guess its like being married. i do love my wife like i do my car and everything about it. even when it loses a race and i knew it wasn't "my fault".

i going to put my freeze/sand plug under my pillow tonight. hopefully the crack block fairy will spare me. i'll advise when i know. hopefully i can control the tears as i write the check.

[CrateCamaro]

Now i know why there is so many oil downs. JB weld in the lifter vally???? Wow, thats the craziest thing I ever herd.

[don R]

I've been a plumber for 31 years. I tell my apprentices I learn from my mistakes, how do you think I got so smart?

[SSDA Hemi]

Carlos, heres some hope for you, A motown block should be thicker and stronger than an ordinary gm block. Not saying its not cracked, but those mid eighties small blocks would crack in the lifter gallies and sides all the time.

Your post should ask how many guys freeze cracked an aftermarket block. I've got my fingers crossed for you, I know all to well about time and the lack of it.