Stop in for a cup of coffee

Man I finished the crack in the block yesterday, pretty easy actually. I go looking for my needle scaler to give the repair texture. I cannot find it any where. Used it on the Cuda a few months ago also!

How to fix a cracked block, easy also
Looks good.,... But I don't get it. I understand drilling and filling the ends so original crack doesn't continue. But, how does the full row of plugs help?