Can My Hemi Be Fixed ????

Broke a lifter bore. Can this be welded and will it work ? I have the pieces to put it back together.I would like to find a shop in Nor Cal or Oregon to fix it. Thanks

 

Almost anything can be fixed. I'll bet someone here has done it.

 

I haven't done it but if it were my block I would surley be trying to fix it unless I had a line on another.

it is going to invlove being welded and bored, perhaps bored and sleeved. You will have to index off of another lifter bore to get your spacing correct. Correct spacing is critical.

 

i dont think that can be fixed.Never heard of a save that involved.

 

I saved a lifterbore on a race harley one time
silver solder it if i remember corectly
Dont remember though how it was constructed on that engine

 

I have seen aluminum blocks reparied when that happened. I guess an iron block can be repaired. Might not be cheap.

 

That one o would bore out and sleeve with a sleeve
thick enough to hold up and solder the sleeve to
the block and dont weld the piece back
if you have to farm it out i doubt its cheaper than
finding a new block

 

I would counter bore it & put in a bronze bush....Just me ...Shawn

 

Camm, that is kinda what I was afraid your pic would look like...

If you think you want to fix it I'd recommend installing a press fit sleeve with at least a 1/8" wall thickness. Don't forget that you also have to have a window to intersect the oil galley.

I may have found a main cap for you but I think the lifter bore repair will be expensive.

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I agree with 73RR. Bore and sleeve.

 

Thanks for all the input, more would be great.

 

I would "V" it out on the outside, install an old lifter in the hole for centering, weld up, ream out install sleeve with what 73RR recomended for galley hole....................................

 

Block off one side of the motor, pull off all the rods and pistons from that side and make it a 4 banger if all else fails!!

 

Forget about welding the broken piece back on. Like mentioned above, find a REALLY reliable race engine guy that will sleeve the lifter bore. I would never weld in that lifter galley, it will cause all kinds of heat issues.

What happened to cause the damage?

 

Just bad luck.........

 

Bet you can get that bored and sleeved for less than a hundred bucks.

 

Try contacting Chris Zootis in Healdsburg. If he can't do it, I'm sure he can point you in the right direction.

 

That would be really nice.............

 

I will give him a call. He did a repair on a Harley case for me years ago. Thanks

 

Yep..... the question isn't if it could be fixed, it's more of a question of how much money ya got haha

 

There is a place in Huntington Beach that may be able to repair it or know who can. Pfaff Marine Engines. 714 894-7573

 

The lufter bores on a hawg were aluminum, they were fondly called mushrooms and bolted on. Probably a little easier to repair than the cast iron hemi.

I still believe that the hemi block is savable especially being that the piece that broke out is still there. it is just a matter of how involved someone wants to get and if there is a replacement block hiding in the wings.

 

Thanks guys i found a guy to fix it..............

 

Good deal then.

I had visions on strapping it onto the bed of the Bridgeport and going medieval on it, could be an interesting fix.

Bob

 

Show us some pictures of how they fix it please.

 

Yes, very interested in some photos of this.

 

I got a buddy here in Wa who has done things like that. I was recently at his shop and saw a 440 block he made into a cross bolt main bottom end. Pretty damn sick looking. I have seen him put back pro stock blocks with main caps completely busted out of them. I will try to post some pics of some of his work.

 

I have fixed stuff like that...and it's alot easier than you might think. I would stick a lifter in the hole, and then GAS WELD, using a plain steel rod, around the lifter. No worries about cracking the block with something like that.
Build it up thick, and then simply have it bored and bushed when you're done. If you're running a solid lifter, you may not even need to follow through with that step. I did a similar repair to a 426 Hemi block years ago, and never had a problem with it.