Unseen Racer

saw this on my exterior cylinder walls and i was wondering if they are still good?

can u just put a block guard on it and use it like it is?
can i have it chamfered?(chamfering process)

cylinder 3


cylinder 2


cylinder 2 & 3

Unseen Racer

ttt!!!!!!

Unseen Racer

bump

Unseen Racer

bump for some 1 that knows

BryanM.

iTrader: (1)

That's strange. I would be concerned about the head gasket sealing properly.

Unseen Racer

i didnt even think about that.
what should i do about it?

BryanM.

iTrader: (1)

New block, or get it sleeved.

No sense spending money on a questionable block, right?

kp

I would suggest welding in that damage and having the surface re-milled but the heat may distort your cylinders.

Unseen Racer

how do i get it sleeved? how does the old sleeves get removed and how do the new sleeves get installed???

is it possible to weld it?

Unseen Racer

bump.
any1 have any more input?

Unseen Racer

bump!
i was thinking i can grind down those parts and try to make it look decent

Unseen Racer

up again

93egSLEEPER

sleeveing is done at a machine shop... its is pretty expensive though... around 1k for the parts and labor. i wouldnt just weld on a block and cal it good.. to much to be lost.

Unseen Racer

thats what i was thinking. i can just add material by welding it on. but will it warp the cylinders?

CerealKiller

Not only that but distortion of the block casting itself. My advise is sleeving the block, if you're tight on dough, then you might want to purchase another stock block. Whatever you do, NO welding, not even with a block guard.

Unseen Racer

****. so a block guard wont do much help???

CerealKiller

Block guards are good for one thing only, and that is, they will help save your block from being un-resleeveable.

Unseen Racer

the thing is i dont mind nor care if it gets re-sleeved.
i just dont want those 2 cylinders to get worse when its in the car.
so will a block guard help keep it as is?

CerealKiller

A block guard will not help you with you're problem, you're issue is going to be sealing. Like I said, you should get it sleeved if money isn't a problem.

DC2-ProdUcTiOnS

iTrader: (2)

what i wanna know is how the hell did that happen?

Unseen Racer

i do not know.
i didnt even see it til the day i posted this.

TravisCadello

dam, how would that happen. I'm pretty sure the head gasket wouldn't seal good on that.

EG6KILIN

Jsut get a new block you should be good!!! So you dont have any problems

TravisCadello

I Agree.

Unseen Racer

s.o.b!!!!

ill just buy a complete swap.
any1 selling a b16a2? lol