I think this was caused by a leaking intake gasket. I was wondering if this can be welded or is there another fix. Head also was hurt similar to this. It also blew a hole in the piston. Thanks for your help guys!
HELP! Block notched from bad gasket
- Thread starter dragdak
- Start date
-
grumpuscreature
Resident Curmudgeon
Best fix I can think of is to replace that Blowtie with a good Mopar engine. You will spend more than it is worth to get it fixed.
AdamR
Big Member
It will need to be welded and milled down.
66dartgt
Well-Known Member
nasty
This happened to a 440 that I bought from a guy and said it was rebiult and ready to install. I got suspicous when all the tins looked as if a bomb went off inside the motor. They were pushed out and the valve cover gaskets were too. My guess could also be he had the 2 wires switched. I cant get ahold of him now and that fiqures dont it? The motor is put together nicely except for this problem. AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!](*,)
I've seen this many times. The gasket blew between the cylinders and from the looks of it you must have ran it for quite a while, I know both of those cylinders were dead. It must have run like crap. No easy fix, it will have to be welded and milled. The head unless it is something special, I would junk.
I purchased it this way. The guy said it was run before it was pulled and it had very few miles on it. I was in the process of cleaning it up and noticed the damage on the outside and got curious. So im glad I pulled it apart before installing and trying to run it.
-
