I've done at least 50 of them here at the machine shop EXACTLY like that. Excellent job brother! Like you said...its all about keeping the heat in and slag out. I cool them down over a few hours with a propane burner under it. But you wont have any trouble outta that repair, looks good! As far as the A/C stuff, just unbolt the studs on the outside and the air box on the inside and it all comes out pretty easy. I just plated over the hole in my s-10. Got my Sub..
The knurling is to align the starter to the bolt hole in the block and keep it from twisting and getting that awesome cool starter grind you hear so often from 90deg Chevrolet engines. You can point out every starter that's been installed with a regular 3/8 bolt without the knurling. The typical reason behind that broken bolt hole is from dropping the block into the ground and onto that corner. It don't take much. I can break other ways but it's usually from being set on dropped onto that ear. Sweet fix though. I bet you could make money on that fix.
Mine was I used grade 8 bolts as starter bolts 😬 now I’m paying the price when I’m trying to get my mini starter to work I went to tractor supply and bought nickel 55 rods and it wont fuse the flange I cut out of a junk 350 I’ve tried different heat ranges long arcing it and nothing!
Could you do an update on it? I want to see how good is the 55 nickel rod my flange broke and I cut it out and tried to weld a flange cut out of a junk 350 and I can’t get it to fuse
Well, I probably have over 100 starts on the block since I fixed it and everything seems to be OK. I even mounted a new starter up in there the other day. Unfortunately it sounds like you’re gonna really have to make a deep V groove and fill it up, but as far as my block goes, I have now had any issue.
I covered it with my weld jacket. There’s better ways, so far it’s held together without issue so far. The jacket just kept the weld from being cold shocked.
I love u for this video bro
I've done at least 50 of them here at the machine shop EXACTLY like that. Excellent job brother! Like you said...its all about keeping the heat in and slag out. I cool them down over a few hours with a propane burner under it. But you wont have any trouble outta that repair, looks good! As far as the A/C stuff, just unbolt the studs on the outside and the air box on the inside and it all comes out pretty easy. I just plated over the hole in my s-10. Got my Sub..
Have a cracked mount still in vehicle, awful lot of work, just getting the engine out and flipped. Wonderful channel, I love youtube !
You can do it!
The knurling is to align the starter to the bolt hole in the block and keep it from twisting and getting that awesome cool starter grind you hear so often from 90deg Chevrolet engines. You can point out every starter that's been installed with a regular 3/8 bolt without the knurling.
The typical reason behind that broken bolt hole is from dropping the block into the ground and onto that corner. It don't take much. I can break other ways but it's usually from being set on dropped onto that ear.
Sweet fix though. I bet you could make money on that fix.
Mine was I used grade 8 bolts as starter bolts 😬 now I’m paying the price when I’m trying to get my mini starter to work I went to tractor supply and bought nickel 55 rods and it wont fuse the flange I cut out of a junk 350 I’ve tried different heat ranges long arcing it and nothing!
Could you do an update on it? I want to see how good is the 55 nickel rod my flange broke and I cut it out and tried to weld a flange cut out of a junk 350 and I can’t get it to fuse
Well, I probably have over 100 starts on the block since I fixed it and everything seems to be OK. I even mounted a new starter up in there the other day. Unfortunately it sounds like you’re gonna really have to make a deep V groove and fill it up, but as far as my block goes, I have now had any issue.
@@cheapskatenation I gave mine a good old college try problem is I drilled the inner hole crooked 😫 so I said screw it and got an adapter plate 🤣
How did you slowly cool it back down?
I covered it with my weld jacket. There’s better ways, so far it’s held together without issue so far. The jacket just kept the weld from being cold shocked.
Thanks so much for this video I have a broken bolt hole on my tdi jetta I’m going too try this
Hopefully it works out for you.
mine did same thing on my 4.3 and my other bolt broke in block😡
well it's still repairable, mines still holding strong on a 10.5 to 1 compression engine and mini high torque starter.
Yes use 3bolt starter Chevy vertical bolt defect, Mopar, Ford bolt there's perfect 👍
Do you need some tyoe of adapter to convert over for a three bolt starter ? My ear broke on my block today and trying to seenthe best way to repair it
@@tancredwilson456 Danchuk 10100 works it’s $165