1995 honda dx
got stock a d15b7
I did a temporary fix with irontite and it blew out after a week.
I took head off today, and antifreeze appears to be getting in 2 cylinders do too a crack in between the cylinder walls. Is there a way to fix this without getting the block machined. I was thinking about drilling it a tad and using jb marine weld to fill it in the crack, swipe with razon, then spray new headgasket with copper seal? any ideas?? i need this fixed

 

you really want to spend time to fix a $25 engine? yank it out and replace it....

 

by the time i replace the d15 (450) plus my time, id better of doing an ls swap, the car ran like this, but just not to its full potential and burning up antifreeze

 

Well your lucky that the sleeve is not cracked. You can try to open it up a little more at a V and then fill it but damn. That is a ghetto fix.

 

Very true :S People give away D15 blocks around here... I don't think anything you can do will hold due to different expansion rates.

 

yea I retract my previouse statment. You need another block. Ghetto FTL

 

am i the only one who noticed that he posted this problem in the wrong forum...i guess its now a ef/eg hybrid tech forum for the gayness...!!!

 

i figured more people would reply in the ef one, the engine is basically the same, i am going to try to rig this thing up with marine weld, if it fails, I will replace engine.

 

Definitely keep us posted, I'd love to see it fixed with marine weld I love ghetto

 

Trust me, the 92-00 Civic forum is more active.


You mean "when it fails" you will replace the engine.


Bad advice, but if you want to go about it your way, do your fix, and add some headgasket in a bottle to your coolant. Just plug the coolant lines going to your heater core, so you don't contaminate it...

 

you guys i think he posted here because they only talk about cosmetic enhancements over there

 

thanks for the replies, It might be a week or so til i get it all done, (waiting for head gasket), I may add some Bars block sealer after its all done. this is gonna be interesting

 

I don't understand... Why don't you just get another block? All your labor isn't worth taking a chance when you can pick up another block for $20.

 

"scrap it for its weight"


I would not want to drive a car, when i knew that something like that is wrong. Just strait up asking for trouble.



What happens when you are disabled on the side of the road? how you going to feel when **** hits the fan?

The way i see it is Get that thing out of there.

 

I'd replace the block. By the time you do your ghetto repair, have it fail, and then have to rip it apart and redo everything again, you could have easily saved time and money picking up a new block or entire d15 for that matter. They're cheap engines and in a lot of cases can be had for free.

 

just an update, hand carved out a v, layered the marine weld 3 times, and sanded it with 2k grit carbide sandpaper, its probably 25 degrees in my garage, putting 5 light coats of copper seal on the headgasket tomorrow, and throwing it together, hopefully the head bolts dont crack, If she doesnt run right, ill park it and throw B18 in over summer

 

let us know when it finally cracks so we know for sure how long itll work for a temp fix

 

Time for a K20 :D. But yeah these guys are not blowing steam if the block is cracked it's time for a new one.

 

Just got done driving 30 miles with the fix, runs great! Compression feels like its back to normal. Just have to mess with idle a bit.

 

Is it still running ?...lol

 

thats what i was thinking fawk this dude must be bored as shitt to go thru all that fu ck it tho ghetto

 

v it tig weld it deck it. if your in love wih the block but if it was me i would replace that hoe

 

new block that sucks

 

if you re following the thread car is running! not burning any antifreeze at all, or oil, im amazed myself, 140 miles and counting

 

lmao.... the clock is ticking !!!!