The annual engine casting marks OR cracks post

khamul02 · khamul02's Garage

So here it is.. I looked at a few older posts. Most of this looks like casting but I wanted second opinions,

Jonny042 · Jonny042's Garage

Casting. I was alarmed at the SC block I cleaned up.

My latest one, a 3.2, looks quite a bit better I guess they re-did the moulds.

sus911 · sus911's Garage

How's this for scary?

khamul02 · khamul02's Garage

Holy cow!

MBAtarga · 02-19-2021, 06:36 PM

To be clear - above pic is still casting marks.

dg567 · 02-19-2021, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by sus911

How's this for scary?

Thats a casting mark??

sus911 · sus911's Garage

Thankfully yes!
I nearly went into cardiac arrest.
Check your 915's, just for fun.....

Quickstep192 · Quickstep192's Garage

this is a casting Mark?

khamul02 · khamul02's Garage

This one look just as bad as that one in person. I looked at a lot of cases that had the same casting marks.. but nonetheless they freak me out and look like cracks.

dg567 · 02-20-2021, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by sus911

Thankfully yes!
I nearly went into cardiac arrest.
Check your 915's, just for fun.....

I bought an 84 Targa last year, and have been enjoying it. When winter hit, I put her on the lift and cleaned up the floor pan and washed the trans/engine case/etc that had probably 10 years of grime. My 84 trans has that exact casting mark, and I thought it was a crack until I saw this post. I'll post a pic of my trans, I thought that picture above was my trans because the casting marks are identical!