Casting repair products are eveloped and manufactured by LOCK-N-STITCH Inc.,the world leader in casting repair metal stitching technology.
We use the latest state-of-the-art CNC machining and
grinding equipment. We even manufacture our own special
patented taps.
The Cummins 5.9 diesel engine block with the number 53 cast on the side is a typical situation where the block cracks under be normal operating conditions. Some believed the problem to be found only in high horse power versions or those with standard transmissions or those that were used to pull heavy loads. We now know that this is not the case. We have repaired and sold repair products to many who have not used their trucks in these conditions. In fact many owners who have used their engines in high load conditions have not experienced a failure.
To understand a common cracking phenomenon we look for operational commonalities that can provide clues. Because we have repaired a large number of these, we have had the opportunity ...
