Damaged block installing block heater L5240

[murphy1244]

Great. It's always good to find a group of mature men with vast experience and confidence that comes from it.

I don't know if I would trust a bunch of old guys................:laughing::laughing:

 

[npalen]

Hey, seventy is not old!

 

[newbury]

Is this going to be the end?
Will the story go into another season?
Will Lassie save Timmy?

OP - glad to here you found a solution short of replacing the engine. Reads like you've got a good education with a reasonable outcome. Too bad you had to learn on a new tractor, but now you have the expertise to do far more. Usually it's us guys who buy old tractors that pay for the expensive mechanic lessons

 

[TomSeller]

Sounds good. Do they guarantee the repair? For how long?

 

[airbiscuit]

Is this going to be the end?
Will the story go into another season?
Will Lassie save Timmy?

Who shot JR?

 

[Deano]

I don't know if I would trust a bunch of old guys................:laughing::laughing:

How old was the guy that drilled the hole in it??!! As I duck!!!
Sorry Adiredneck, had to say it!!

 

[Ford850]

Shop foreman took me to meet with a guy working in the back. I'd guess he was around 70. Shop foreman says this guy needs to see if we can sleeve his engine. Has a crack in it. He never said the word hole, or drilled. I said actually it's a couple of holes I drilled in it. Man looks at me and says "frost plug was giving you trouble, huh"? Smiles and says "seen that a few times before".

We went out and looked at my block. He looks it over good, I spin it over so he can see how far down the piston goes. "We can fix it", he says. Goes over the whole process. I asked him what to do with the holes after the sleeve is in. "Nothing", he says. Says the liner will fit so well, I would really have to overheat it to get any antifreeze past it. As for the Antifreeze hurting the liner, he said unless your PH is way off, it won't hurt the liner. It's made of the same thing as the rest of the block. I mentioned possibly putting permatex in the holes from the frost plug hole and he said it wouldn't hurt, but not necessary.

Says unless you have a crack from top to bottom, they can usually sleeve a cylinder.

You could not hope for a better shop, IMO. At least as far as first impressions go, this has make you feel better.

 

[Adiredneck]

How old was the guy that drilled the hole in it??!! As I duck!!!
Sorry Adiredneck, had to say it!!

He just turned 40!

I certainly meant my comment about the older guys in the shop as a positive. Those guys have probably seen it all. I immediately felt like I had known them for years..

Before I went, I envisioned it being some kind of speed shop where they work on hot rods.. Seeing all of the big diesels made my confidence go way up.

 

[aeblank]

Experience is what we call our mistakes.

OR

Good Judgment Comes with Experience, But Experience Comes from Bad Judgment

 

[oldpilgrim]

Being 70, I find I make a lot less mistakes than I used to...I think about things much more before I act.

Of course thinking a lot more gives me less time to do as many things as I used to do, which cut's down on the number of things I can do and screw up !