Nolan Penney wrote:
>
> http://www.locknstitch.com has one of the seemingly better types. Distinctly
>different
> then the plugs of old. I have never personally used either method.
>Truthfully, I don't
> even know if it can be done by a layperson.
I think it can be, but I have not tried. I've never even seen
the process in person.
Practical Classics did a long article on doing metal stitching
showing every step of the process, and nothing looked particularily
hard or intimidating. They seemed to be presenting it as a DYI
proposition, although they also mentioned that with almost all common
classic cars it makes more sense to buy another block/manifold/whatever.
Most of the examples of metal stitching seemed to be happening
on 30s bentley engines and such.
I had a Midget 1500 engine that had been repaired with
weld. The weld work was well done and lasted, but the block
was warped during the welding and wouldn't hold a head
gasket for long.
...had the owner at the time been able to stitch the
hole closed instead of welding, that block might still
be usable today.
--
Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca
ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
"Shamu go boom boom!" - Murk
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