block gaurd
 

just had a question on useing block filler moroso makes it its called hard block you fill the water jacket in the block not all the way just about a inch or so theres a speed shop thats close to my house they use it in a lot of there customers v8 n v6 cars and i thought it might work on the honda motor just thought i would ask

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yeah its works, not ideal for a daily driver. When you pour in the filler just put in straws or drill holes in it afterwards so some coolant can go though.


I think BLACKSI used block filler in his B16

Re:block gaurd
 

would it be to much to use the block filler and then use a block gaurd also to brace the top of the block

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There would really be no point in using both. I mean if your filling your water jackets than you might as well just fill them 3/4 of the way up and they'll be plenty reinforced. the blockguard might just distort the walls.

Sleeves usually crack in the middle anyways so what I would do is just fill the jackets and say to hell with the blockguard

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lol...straws, those would stand up to the heat :-X

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They're just to make water passages when you pour the ---- in. They wouldn't actually do anything.

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I read somewhere once, you put salt in the bottom of the block, filled about 1/4 of the way
then you put straws in, fill the block with the filler, let it harden, then pour the salt back out (through the straws. then deck the block.

and "straws" arent the plastic McDonalds straws :P

Re:block gaurd
 

i dont know what straws you would use but anything plastic would most likely end up melting...i would just drill through it. Ive thought about filling a block with the salt method, but i think i like posting better.

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some kind of metal "straw" something... :-\

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bah...i was confused by him calling it a straw...if its metal its a tube to me. but thats just another thing to expand and cause problems imho