For our cast-iron engine block repair, we were put in touch with Josh Sprinkle, Industrial District Manager and expert welder, whom we were told could handle it, if anyone could.

A machinist fixes a massive crack in an old cast iron engine block with a drill, a handful of bolts, and a tube of red loc-tite.

Automotive applications of cast iron fall into several categories: 1) gray cast iron, used for engine blocks and gear housings; 2) alloy cast iron (with higher-tensile strengths), used for cast ...

A machinist fixes a massive crack in an old cast iron engine block with a drill, a handful of bolts, and a tube of red loc-tite.