In a message dated 98-10-14 23:29:25 EDT, lpalmer@vanstar.com writes:
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2) There are specialists who claim to be able to repair blocks and heads. I
believe they call the process "metal stitching". There were a number of such
outfits I used to see in England when we were there in the 80's.
3) A successful repair will depend upon the location and extent of the
damage. >>
Item 3 is of course of great importance but stitching is not that exotic. My
local machine shop just used it to repair a freeze crack in my Mayflower
block. the plugs are made of cast iron them selves. A series of tapped holes
are made in the crack, the tapered plug applied , then snapped off and ground
flush. Done right, it works well. However, a replacement head for an XPAG
should not be that difficult to find.
I had one for a while but sold it.
Terry
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