cracked

ive been offered a landy in a poor state its supposedly in the rad jus had str8 water put in it and its been left what do u think the chances are the blocks cracked wiv the weather we have had

it hasnt been really cold yet

not rearlly cold but we have had hard frosts and stuff in norfolk n abit of snow its jus in a garden not coverevd up atm so im jus wonderin wt the chances are im havin a good look 2morro hopefully i jus donno weather 2 exspect the worst

Start it up and find out. Just after the engine has started undo the radiator cap to see if exhaust gasses are leaking into the cooling system. Check the water for oil contamination and the oil for water contamination. Also visually check the block.

them engines are designed to push the core plugs out first before any damge to the head or block when the water chambers freeze.water exspands when frozen thats why they call them exspansion plugs or core plugs

i stand too and get the **** taken out of me for the spellin expansion

brnocz said:

them engines are designed to push the core plugs out first before any damge to the head or block when the water chambers freeze.water exspands when frozen thats why they call them exspansion plugs or core plugs

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a mate had a 2a that had a split (about 2" from a core ) he did manage to get a guy to tig weld it for him
well impressive
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brnocz said:

them engines are designed to push the core plugs out first before any damge to the head or block when the water chambers freeze.water exspands when frozen thats why they call them exspansion plugs or core plugs

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Core plugs are used to seal the holes that hold the casting core which forms the water cooling jacket during the engine blocks manufacture.

They may be forced out if the cooling system water freezes if your lucky but don't rely on them, their primary purpose is to seal the hole require to hold the casting core in place.