been reading a lot of positive reviews about this commercial grade epoxy, it would not surprise me in the least if this product would patch and hold for a very long time on the dreaded cracked 53 block.

just thought i would put this idea out there for feed back.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zErQrkIU9I

http://www.belzona.com/

Belzona Super Metal (1111) is the absolute best for engine block
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Belzona does not rot, shrink, or corrode. Other products, when tested
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If you are after good long term results, the Belzona products are very
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Ive used belzona to repair aluminum before. Never used it on cast iron. That is some really tough stuff though!!! I bet it would work pretty well if the surface was prepped right.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpcJU...eature=related

 

Used Belzona to patch a fuel tank leak on a 50 year old ship once. The ship had a rivited hull (1930's technology) and all the fuel tanks were rivited together. Belzona sealed the leak!

 

positive replies, thanks

i wounder if anyone has used this epoxy on there 53 block already.

 

I work at a refinery and we use Belzona to repair certain pieces of equipment. If it is good enough for use here it will probably do a heck of a job on these blocks. I have a contact with Belzona if we want to ask any questions.

 

we have belzona at work to repair various cast pieces. never though to use it on a 53 crack. I don't think it will hold up to the heat cycles and will fail enough to leak again.

 

I think I read a post, that someone did use this on a 53 block...
now I gotta go find it

 

did a search with "belzona" found a few reports of this stuff...

also read one where the guy drills and taps a plate over the crack, after drilling the ends of the crack to stop it from spreading, I think this would be the route I would try if my 53 block every dies

https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...archid=3883441

 

Any more imput on this product?????

 

for someone that looked into this product..what are the temperature ranges??
when does it soften..all epoxies will??

i'm not against this product just wondering..
I use lots of the other epoxies for other things..

-dkenny

 

Hasn't anyone tried to weld the 53 block, lots of preheat, and some Ni55 rod should work i would think

 

I would take this post in to consideration, I would have trouble believing it would hold up to the heat cycles, we just talked about this in my Engineering Materials Class last week.