Can this be sleeved effectively?
 

....and the followup......would it be worth it to do so?

Many moons ago, a friends '73 .020 over 455 ate a threaded rod from his valve cover T-handle. He finally decided to let the block go. He was going to scrap it, but it pains me to a see another traditional Pontiac block leave this planet, so I'm curious if it can be saved.

Can this be fixed? Pretty hefty crack in #2 cylinder wall. Thats the only damage. All else looks good, just needs a cleanup.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ke...wQo=w1320-h380

I see no reason why it can not be sleeved successfully. I would however since its only .020 over have the block bored to ,030 because sleeving can distort the adjacent cylinders.

That crack looks like it may go all the way up into the deck surface so it may need a combination of Boring, crack stitching and sleveing.

A Mag test needs to take place first in other words and if that clears the way then drilling or grinding out the ends of the crack and boring and sleveing will get it back on the road.

^^^ Damn fine answer.

I think they were all damn fine answers! Heck, I didn't even know crack stitching was a thing..... and .030 it goes. Thanks!