crumblings is that what you wanted me to say ? lol jk its all fun and games till someone gets mad. atleast we all own diesels.

haha i wasnt mad at all. just wanted to educate the durajap owner lol:w2:

no matter what you are going to spend money on it to fix it. so fix it right the first time via stitch weld put it back together and drive it and enjoy it.... maybe this link will help you out. its probally the most info you will find in 1 spot on the 53 blocks
53 Block FAQ and Information

i've heard that if you just weld a crack in a block, it will just continue to crack. I've also heard that the proper way to fix it is to make a small cut perpendicular to the crack at both ends, then weld it all back up. I watched my uncle do this with an old tractor and it fixed his problem. please correct me if i'm worng everybody. im just tryin to help but i would really hate to give someone faulty advice.

well i was going to weld it... but i talked to some ppl and decided not to,, then after i pulled it i found LOCK'N'SWITCH.... damn... but now im just looking for another block again because the 02 I found was all scrached up in the #3, And #6, n i really dont want to bore it out. So back to square one. Oh and on the dmax i think id rather fred flinstone it... haha... least id have more get up n go, Jk

A very entertaining thread to say the least!:tttt::tu:...you have a very nice sport truck there and I agree that you should keep it...have you looked into any specialized Dodge truck salvage yards?...I know there prices are higher then any P&P yard but they will usually guarantee their motors for like 90 days or more...I got a quote from a place here in NM and it was 2500 bucks for a complete engine...and I have seen new crate engine on E-bay go for 5G's for a 0 mile motor...another good place is your local auto auction...you can pick up a low mileage totaled out truck with a newer engine for as low as 1000 bucks and scrap the rest...I wish you luck on your engine search and rebuild.:c:

thanks man ill look into that