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burls

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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:33 pm

My rebuild is getting worse, first the crank now the block has a crack on one of the journals up to the cylinder sleeve. Some say its alright but others dont. Can it be repaired or should I look for another block

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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:24 pm

burls wrote:

Does it look like this?

If so, its toast. You COULD have it welded, but you will need to have the journal line bored afterwards, and that is EXPENSIVE!! Cheaper and easier to get another one mate.

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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:28 pm

Another pic.

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Dale

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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:45 pm

Just go to the wreckers and pick up a swift/barina block. Should cost you less than $100

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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:37 am

Yeah thats the crack, well thats a bastard.
swift/barina block you recon, I'll go on the hunt today

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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:55 am

How far into your rebuild have you gone, have you bought pats yet, I have a couple being rebuilt at the moment, they will be for sale very soon.

burls

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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:47 am

Which model Barina/swift? I could only find 1.3's at the wreckers today

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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:15 am

Burls you are doing a 1.6 rebuild correct?

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burls

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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:10 pm

Yes its a G1.6B EFI engine ex LWB vitara.

Currently the block is shagged - cracked up between #1 and #2 cylinders all the way from bottom to top. Crank I believe is also shagged or too expensive to repair as the keyway needs doing and the mains and big ends.

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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:59 pm

Just get another G16B bottom end, and get your head checked for straightness etc. Its not financially viable to repair that crack.

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burls

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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 8:14 pm

yeah have been on the chase for crank and engine block today. How's the crank you have?

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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 8:20 pm

burls wrote:

yeah have been on the chase for crank and engine block today. How's the crank you have?

Looks good.

But I reckon you are more likely to find a complete usable bottom end than a bare G16B block.

Let me know if you want this one.

Peter

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burls

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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 8:06 pm

I may have lined up a block, I'll know next week, How much do you want for the crank?

cheers

Gav

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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:57 am

Mine had cracked in a different spot, many see an external crack. Wonder why they crack in so many different spots??

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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:26 pm

Looks like the same spot to me

Which pots was your crack between?

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