Cracked block 6.2D

You need to replace the engine block. If it was welded once and failed, it's just gunna fail again. Change the block.

Doc

It's hard to find anyone that really knows how to weld cast iron. Brazing would fail after a while because of the constant expansion/contraction the metals go through. The only way to weld it proper, is to strip it down to the block and pre-heat the block to a red hot condition. Then it's ready to weld, but with an engine block the odds are that it will warp to the point of making the engine junk. Your better off finding another engine.

RoarC3

Go find somebody that can weld cast iron. It just does not make sense to put a new short block into a 15 yr truck unless it won't run. A top notch fabrication shop can do the repair for you. Look in the phone book and call around. It can be "patched" to make it last longer for you. It won't be a permanent fix but nothing is permanent in a 15 yr old car... :-)

mark

I see no reason not to drop in a new engine.... some people (namely me) can't afford to buy something else, so instead they must fix it what they're running. I've put about 2k in repairs into my '88 K2500 in the last couple of years (which is about 4-5 months of new truck payment) and I expect my truck to go another 10 years. trying to weld an engine block will just haunt you. I'd only do it on something you can't readily find a replacement for, like my dad's 1943 Farmall tractor.

-Bret

I don't believe they pre-heat cast iron to "red hot". Probably only 3-600 degrees. If welded properly, it won't warp at all, but as you mentioned-Cast iron welding is a lost art and it's hard to find anyone who knows how to do it right.

Sam

I have no idea, it's not my truck w/ the cracked block. I was just using me as an example.

-Bret

Thanks for all inputs.. Guess I'll pull it to the junkyard if I can't get it fixed cheap. Spent

4000USD to get this engine a year ago,,,,,,won't spend the same amount once again.

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Ouch! Did you get the engine from a junk yard or was it supposed to be rebuilt. This may be a warranty issue or at least a misrepresentation issue... You can get a remanufactured engine for much less then $4k and find a small shop somewhere to change it. I still think you can get it rewelded. You can weld cast iron and have it hold up. I rebuilt the 6.2L in our van it was not complicated to pull and reinstall it. So as long as you mark everything before you disconnect it and get some help you can do it yourself.

good luck, mark

Well, I will continue trying different options to fix the leak as long as it does not cost me a fortune... I have tried with a few boxes of some stuff in the cooling water who is supposed to fix leaks, but it has not stopped the leak yet... I''ll try some "chemical metal" too, to see if this helps. Last I'll try a local guy who has experience with welding. If all fails, I'll sell the car in parts.... Some parts may still be of use, even if the body has some rust......

Roar

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You're gunna seriously f*** up yer' block passages, radiator and heater core with all that shit you're dumping in there. Congrats, you just pissed away more money. Cheap, easy fixes are never cheap in the long run. You could have acquired a shortblock from any wrecker for a few hundred, for a few hundred more have it machined to like-new, and for $500 or so been back on the road. So now yer' gunna scrap an entire truck because of a cracked block that can't be sealed with coolant additives?

Doc

'stupid is as stupid does'

F. Gump

It's just that I'm not living in the U.S................ I spent 4000 USD to get this engine in the car. That's what a used 6.2D costs over here, including the work.(which is one third of the price). I can get a "cheap" 6.5, it will cost 4000 USD just for the engine...... The guy who got me the engine swindled me, because I can't imagine that a mechanic did not see that the block was cracked in the first place...

Roar from Norway

What tells you he isn't the one who tried to weld the crack? Just get it repaired by a good shop, with a certified welder and go on with your life. See if we (the US) has a military base with in a reasonable distance. You maybe able to pick up a light duty US military truck cheap. We have used

6.2's in them from about the mid 80's to about 2 years ago... Might be a cheaper avenue for parts.

Good luck, mark