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Fly
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I have done many cast iron cracked jobs. I always drill a hole at each end of crack to prevent the crack
from going any farther. I almost always braze them. For cracks in cylinder heads I plug weld them. Never
had a come back in 45 years.

Fly :geek:
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Fly wrote:I have done many cast iron cracked jobs. I always drill a hole at each end of crack to prevent the crack
from going any farther. I almost always braze them. For cracks in cylinder heads I plug weld them. Never
had a come back in 45 years.

Fly :geek:
Hello do you left open the holes when possible ? It is considered good practice as it release the stress of fatigue crack ? (Grey iron)

When talking PITA is it only aluminium ?
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