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spOOkie · 12-19-2005, 17:19

picked up this block for free..and didn't notice till i got it home the gaping hole..
my question is if the block is still salvageable..if i could just weld it or if i gotta take it somewhere to get it done

if the pics dont show and you think you could help i could email them to you with addy..

gnatsum · 12-19-2005, 19:49

Hello there,
That hole is normal, it adds to oil return, etc.

351cid · 12-19-2005, 21:06

yeah . thats a factory fitted hole.

what a job that would have been. smashing holes in new engine blocks all day.

spOOkie · 12-19-2005, 21:46

OO...I was concerned cuz it looks like someone hammered a steak through it or something..sweet..!Thanks!

t2te50 · 12-19-2005, 22:45

It's a very crude hole. The blocks that I've had both clevo and windsor have had them hacked out this way. Clean it up with a die grinder or something because I've actually had one crumble. Not a good thing to have a big chunck like that floating about.

spOOkie · 12-20-2005, 08:59

yah like i said looks like it was just punched through...but good idea