Originally Posted by
markk
Oh yes, a cast engine block with cracks in the casting is just fine. Why did they bother to cast it solid in the first place then ?
Sorry, structural integrity has been compromised as soon as they crack.
Scrap only at that point.
maybe a minor impact upon structural integrity but its nonsense to say they're scrap - plenty of 200 blocks around which were long studded to circumvent a crack from the stud hole