Cracked block? There aren't many two-word combinations that send a shiver up a car guy's spine. In most cases that means the block is DOA, and it's worth its weight in scrap only. Sometimes there is ...

As a certified shadetree motorcycle mechanic, I've seen some pretty wild field expedient repairs attempted by previous owners. Typically these are hack jobs so embarrassing — we're talking things like ...

Upgrading an existing cast-iron block-based engine to an aluminum engine block is a great way to reduce the weight on the front area of a vehicle. It makes it easier for the vehicle to accelerate, ...

While doing your own engine work often requires some specialized tools and hard work, you don't necessarily have to rely on ...

The Chevy 5.3 liter Gen III engine was installed in thousands of pickups and vans from 1999 through 2007. The majority of them were the RPO LM7 / VIN T engine with the cast iron block, but there were ...

Horse Sense:A non-Siamese block has water passages in between the cylinder bores. The more rigid Siamese block has nothing but solid metal between the bores. Lately, the midnight oil has been burning ...