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: weld aluminum block?


mr 4 speed
Apr 24th, 03, 6:09 PM
Man,when it rains is pours...Caddy 4100's really suck! My cam is going flat in mine,and my cousin has a 1988 Coupe DeVille w/a 4100...and its a GM crate motor with about 60K on it..anyway,the block is pissing water out of a small hole,below the head.Looks fairly accessible,can it be welded?

BillsCamino
Apr 24th, 03, 7:29 PM
Chris...why not?? :confused:
Gotta be worth a try.

engineguy
Apr 25th, 03, 9:30 AM
That is one of the nice things about aluminum blocks and heads. It is much easier to weld and repair aluminum castings than it is to weld cast iron.

1968 hot rod
Apr 25th, 03, 4:46 PM
can you drill it and tap it for a pipe plug??

Metalmechanic
Apr 26th, 03, 12:18 AM
the correct answer is no.

1968 hot rod
Apr 26th, 03, 12:29 AM
why not???