Filling Block... How To.... UPDATED
ok, so this is basically common sense but here is a how to on what i did.
things that you need: - stripped block of your choice - epsom salt - devcon liquid aluminum www.grainger.com ($45) step 1: make sure block is level (use a level on the deck) step 2: look to see that H2O drain plug is still in block, but loose step 3: w/ h20 pump removed, duct-tape up where the H2O pump was step 4: pour salt evenly into the H20 jacket step 5: take a screwdriver and find height just abovethe H2O pump hole and mark it on the screwdriver step 6: take screwdriver around jacket at predetermaned height to make the salt even step 7: mix proper ammount of devcon liquid aluminum about 3/4lb step 8: pour slowly (leaving approx 3/16" from deck) ***take finger and run around jacket removing excess... works well*** step 9: let cure at room temp for 2 hours and the at 200* for 4 hours. what i did was put the block over a heat vent and shut the rest in the house. so it was basically F.I. even before it was in the car 8) then after 4 hrs w/ heat, let stand @ room temp for 18 hrs step 10: pull drain plug after 24 hours (full cure time) and run water thru it to remove salt (at least 5 minutes) remember to spray WD40 in bores after H20 step 11: put "new" gasket on top of block and mark it w/ a sharpie where the coolant holes go step 12: use a undersized drill (1/8") to make a "pilot hole" and on the slots, drill 2 holes for the outside radai of each slot step 13: goto larger sized drill and open up the holes, and slots step 14: blow out block after drilling then rinse w/ H20, respray WD40 in bores step 15: macine work, have it honed or bored or whatever step 16: rebuild http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...Picture200.jpg http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...Picture201.jpg http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-...Picture209.jpg now, here's the thing.... i want to dispell the myth about the overheating issue.... if done right, you will have no problems at all. i have drove my car for 100 miles so far w/ no T-stat and the gauge hasn't went above C. i also can just barely feel any heat comming out of the vents. so if worse come to worse, and you are getting hot w/ the T-stat installed, remove it and you will see a temp drop. good luck! mike |
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Nice write up. I may try it now!
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i'm gonna use the block filler that summit racing sells...is it basically the same stuff?? i know it's a few buck cheaper so i didn't know if there's much of a difference in contents
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Absolute post up a link for that please.
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http://store.summitracing.com/defaul...=egnsearch.asp
it ends up costing about 21 bucks because of hazardous shipping |
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Driving without a T-stat is bad, that isn't an option. Good write-up, I have thought about this a lot.
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can't you just get a t-stat that opens at a cooler temp?
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What is snow salt? and where do I get it? is it the same as rock salt you use on your driveway in the winter?
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yes rock salt is snow salt
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this is gonna sound dumb but how do you get the salt to stay in block?
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