Posted by wcroom on April 04, 2009 at 11:53:25 from (172.163.171.135):
I posted a little while back about finding water in the oil of my Super A. Today I pulled the head to replace the gasket. When I cleaned the top of the block, the crack became apparent immediately. Looking at the #2 cylinder from the left side, A crack comes into it from around seven thirty, skirts the edge of the sleeve for an inch or so, and leaves at about five o"clock. The sadness set in as soon as I noticed it. I thought about trying to braze it. I have a good friend who is a welder and blacksmith, Been at it for over forty years now. Maybe he could fix me up. A couple of minutes ago, another friend calls me. His Dad has several old Red tractors that he uses all the time. He says that Dad says I should grind a V into the crack, fill it with JB Weld, let it cure for 48 hours, sand it flush and hope for the best. If neither of those cures work, my other choice is a new (or new to me) block. Anybody have any thoughts on this? I"ve used JB Weld in my knifemaking, but my knives don"t get very hot. The grass in my pastures is growing faster right now because it realizes I can"t get to it. Help!
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