[Vwdiesel] broken headbolt conclusion

[Nate Wall]

Sorry for the large pic. Is there a way to size it down file size wise (I think
it is about 1 meg)? That crack wraps around the end of the block (behind the pump
bracket), goes right through the tapped hole that holds the hex-sided retainer
for the outter timing (plastic) cover bolt (in the middle of the cover), and goes
up to the top of the block and right accross the head bolt hole on one of the
corners. There was loads of dried coolant residue around this crack, the source
of the slow coolant leak. I put 52,000 miles on this motor w/ this crack!

--Nate

LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:

> Geez!  Big enough picture Nate!  A few of those and you've got as much
> data as an mp3!  ;-D
>   I wouldn't be so quick to kick yourself.  Generally when you crack a block
> from splitting a hole, it rarely cracks like yours is.  It usually is cracked
> at
> the deck and then goes down a little rather than starting down a little and
> carrying down through the block. It should be weld-able from the looks of
> the picture.  My only concern is if the block is thin and that's why it
> cracked.
> It'd definitely take and experienced cast iron welder to fix though and not
> have it crack again or worse.
>      Loren