can be caused from over heating then poring cold water into the engine, or
from not having antifreeze in it and then freezing... possibly could be
fixed depending where the crack is , but better to get another block
$300.00
Mike Kerr
Roadster Restoration
3730 Todrob LN.
Placerville CA. 95667
Ph.# 530-644-6777
Fax# 530-644-7252
E-mail: mikekerr@innercite.com
Web page : http://www.innercite.com/~wolfgang
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-----Original Message-----
From: aryasura <aryasu19@idt.net>
Cc: 'datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net' <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, February 21, 2000 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: Honesty (cracked block)
>
>When I purchased my roadster unbeknownst to me it had a cracked block. and
>water was seeping into the oil.
>
>Im guessing that the PO had overheated it to do such a dirty deed.
>Has anyone else heard of cracks in the U20 blocks? Is this the result of a
>freak accident, or something that was common ?
>
>thnx,
>ed
>69 2000
>
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