alternator broke of engine block!
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Cast steel? Don’t believe I have ever seen or heard of any manufacturer using that as the main ingredient in an automotive engine before. Cast iron is used for strength, low cost, ease of manufacturing. If they have more in the budget the cast aluminum would be the obvious option. It’s strong, lightweight, and they can very the ingredients to adjust strength and balance costs.
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A lot of import exhaust manifolds are cast steel so you can weld on them. I'm not sure if pertains to blocks
With the advancement of materials being used I wouldn't be surprised.
Edit: I did some searching and cast steel isn't used for engine blocks ever due to cost. Now pretty much every engine block is made out of aluminum.
With the advancement of materials being used I wouldn't be surprised.
Edit: I did some searching and cast steel isn't used for engine blocks ever due to cost. Now pretty much every engine block is made out of aluminum.
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Soooo my alternator broke off on the right side, they said it needs tp be welded on but theyre gonna use a bolt on the left preferably he says it broke off my engine block and that hopefully the bold they will install on thr left side wont brrak cause then ill need a new engine or new car. Do you guys think its cause of a previous accident i had. Someone ran into me from the side back corner and damaged the hinges on my driver door and other things under the hood , is this a possible reason?
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Soooo my alternator broke off on the right side, they said it needs tp be welded on but theyre gonna use a bolt on the left preferably he says it broke off my engine block and that hopefully the bold they will install on thr left side wont brrak cause then ill need a new engine or new car. Do you guys think its cause of a previous accident i had. Someone ran into me from the side back corner and damaged the hinges on my driver door and other things under the hood , is this a possible reason?
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Soooo my alternator broke off on the right side, they said it needs tp be welded on but theyre gonna use a bolt on the left preferably he says it broke off my engine block and that hopefully the bold they will install on thr left side wont brrak cause then ill need a new engine or new car. Do you guys think its cause of a previous accident i had. Someone ran into me from the side back corner and damaged the hinges on my driver door and other things under the hood , is this a possible reason?
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