Cracked EAB head, what to do.
I searched the forum and didn't find anything that dealt with type of crack in a head. The crack is on the outside of the head. I found this engine in an old garage behind a truck I bought. When we pulled the truck out we found it laying on it's side. The spark plugs were missing on one side and the plugs on the other side 3 of the four were broke off. I grabbed the engine just because it was a flattie. I just assumed it was junk.
I posted about this engine in another post about it being stuck but now I have another question. What would you do with this crack? Could I use JB Weld? I'd clean it up real good and grind the crack a little before using the JB Weld. How about brazing? Other than the crack the head looks to be in good condition. I don't think it's a freeze crack. When I pulled the heads, expecting the worse, I found the cylinders in really nice condition with very thin ridges. With very little work I was able to get the engine to spin over by hand, so far no indication that this engine had any freeze damage. I think the crack might have happened when it rested on it's side.
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