Yep, got to agree with you it was also on the side of cyl 1-3. seems to indicate a weakness hear. As I mentione before I think the best advice is to protect the valley with 'Glyptal' Engine paint. this works a treat and I have used it extensivly on severel engines now. Chris --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@...> wrote: > > So your hole was in the oil galley too, eh? > > Every person I've met with this problem had the hole in an oil galley. > Mine was passenger side (cylinders 1-3) -- which side was yours? > Perhaps there's a common engineering weakness in the galleys that's > getting us (metal too thin?). The only reason I can think for those > casting spars is to reduce thickness of the engine top without losing > strength. > > My Renault block sat for 10 years or so -- did yours sit as well? > > Bill Robertson > #5939 > > >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Chris Williams" <cwilliams1966@> > wrote: > > > > Although not quiet the same, my first attempt at repair was to have > > two ally 10mm thick plates TIG welded over the top deeper holes. This > > worked for a few months, unfortunatly the oil just found the next > > weakest spot in the casting to force it's way out of,, > > Chris > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/