
Originally Posted by
RedHeartbeat
Do you have any other links to a cracked GenIII block? The one below was Parish's engine block and it cracked a cylinder wall, the thinnest load bearing part of the engine. That can happen with any engine made from cast iron and bored out to the limits. The Ford blocks would physically split when they failed.
Yes they split in the lifter valley.
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