Hello all,

does anyone know any other way of repairing a cracked cylinder sleeve other than replacing the block?(running low on repair funds).

any help would be great!!!

Thanks

Ralph

 

A cracked cylinder sleeve almost always means there are hidden stress cracks elsewhere --- like in the cooling jackets behind the sleeves. This is a no-win situation.

So to answer your question --- you are much better off replacing the Block-- then taking a chance on pressing in new liners and hoping for the best.

regards,
Geoman
www.eurotekapg.com

 

Break it all down part by part and fill in the cracks with JB Weld. What do you have to lose heck it even says on the package that it's used to fix engine blocks. JB Weld's 1950's technology and heck these engines are too worst case is it doesn't work & you still have to replace the block. I'm convinced that when (not if) the engine blows in my '04 (after a well maintained but still unavoidable interval I'll bet) I"m going to put in a tdi engine or some other engine besides what's in this beast as you would think for nearly $45k when new these would've had much better engineered engines. I mean if you're already spending $45 k another $2-3k for a lot better quality engine wouldn't be out of line would it?

Anyway thanks for letting me climb up on the soapbox, climbing down now....

 

OK Back on the soapbox just thought of something else, why can't we also just get u-joints with grease fittings from the factory. I think the engineers who designed these things were smoking crack the day the put non-greasable joints between 2 catalytic converters. Hope they read this & learn better next time! Wow maybe again, just charge us the extra $350 & do it right the first time!

 

Remember Ford trucks had the "lifetime" ball joints that weren't serviceable? 40 K and SQUEAK every time you turned. I am sure they left these out so you would have to replace it. Also, the fittings have to be installed after the shaft is assembled, this cuts down on time to build.

I agree with you totally. I wish everything was built right. I was an electrician for 5 years right out of high school. This is what prompted me to be an electrical engineer. I couldn't see how a college educated person could be so stupid on paper. I wish LR would let the people on here design their own trucks. I'll bet they would all be diesel tanks.....

Cheers!

 

Considerin the engine was first built 46 years ago, it is not too bad, but bottom line, can't do anything about the sleeves.
Mike

 

Good point Mike, maybe I should revise that statement after all! I remember my Dad had a 1936 Case tractor on our horse farm in Colorado back in the early 70's - 80's that still ran like a top, maybe something as timeless as an engine design 46 years old shouldn't be quite so heavily criticized by me!