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 ...

So when Caleb sent me this reel of Syracuse Crank & Machine stitching (yes, stitching) an old cracked industrial engine block ...

Unfortunately, there isn't much you can do for things like severe cracks, so it's important to be aware of the warning signs of a cracked engine block to catch the problem before it breaks.

Like friendship, JB Weld is magic. Rumors persist of shade tree mechanics in the Yukon repairing cracked engine blocks with JB Weld, and last month this theory was proved correct. [Project Farm ...