Unfortunately, there isn't much you can do for things like severe cracks, so it's important to be aware of the warning signs of a cracked engine block to catch the problem before it breaks.

That's exactly what happened when I saw this video come up on my feed recently wherein a machinist fixes a massive crack in an old cast iron engine block with a drill, a handful of bolts ...

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Like friendship, JB Weld is magic. Rumors persist of shade tree mechanics in the Yukon repairing cracked engine blocks with JB Weld, and last month this theory was proved correct. [Project Farm ...