markgjsquires
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Am back to let everyone know what I ended up doing…. I used flux core wire going through my mig and welded the cracks as best I could. Doing little blips the whole way down from top to bottom. I’d post pictures but it isn’t pretty but it seemed to work well. I ground the crack to bare cast with a grinding stone mounted on a cordless drill. I used an oxy/acetylene torch set to a low flame to get the block warm and to maintain warmth while welding. Maybe it’s just the nature of flux core wire but it didn’t feed well when trying to lay a bead (practiced on some cast bearing blocks I had). So basically just spot welded it from top to bottom. As others have said on videos I’ve watched the maintaining of heat is crucial. Not cooling it down slowly leads to poor welds and cracks. I’m sure my welds won’t hold forever but as coach said it’ll give me the bandaid I needed for my broken leg until I find the right engine down the road. I got mt started back from being rebuilt and got it all back together this morning and she popped right off. (I was having starting issues being starter would disengage once the engine started to crack or the bendix wouldn’t hit and just spin so took it to local shop. Solenoid was bad and replaced other wear parts. I had went through all my battery cables and connections. Tried four brand new batteries with my Tesla charger on it so finally took starter off. Wish I did forever ago starts perfect with just two new batteries). So least she’s back up and running again. Will take her for a drive this afternoon see how she acts. Thanks for all the insight and tips guys.