[Fot] Crack in block fixable?

[Mike Harmuth]

The repair didn't hold, I felt it start to go as I was torquing it down,
failed 1st pass at under 45 Lbs. Must have been (is now) a defect in the
casting. At least it failed at home and 0 RPM and only cost me a block.

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http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d8/harmug/Cracked%20Block/P1019601_zpsbdd7ixwd.jpg

The Air Show took my mind off it for a few hours. The hardware and the
pilots are amazing. I thought race car drivers had a set of brass ones,
these guys and gals are in a different league.

slideshow -
http://s32.photobucket.com/user/harmug/slideshow/2017%20Air%20Show

mike h

On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 5:46 PM, Mike Harmuth <ofracer at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was changing the head on my race 1296 engine and I noticed this crack
> (pictures attached) between a stud hole and the water jacket between
> cylinders # 2-3. I ran the engine hard last weekend at Thompson without any
> issues, I was changing the head because the "new" one is ported better and
> has larger valves.
>
> Can this be fixed? I appears to only go down to the start of the threads
> but without some dye in it, I can't be sure.
>
> Hoping to be at the Glen next weekend for the July Sprints but the spare
> engine isn't ready. Any suggestions?
>
> Link to pictures
>
> http://s32.photobucket.com/user/harmug/slideshow/Cracked%20Block?sort=9
>
> thanks
> mike h
> 63 Spit
>
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