Originally Posted by Hotrod Lincoln
and stress-relieved by peening with the pointy end of a welder's slag hammer as it cools.

Jerry's description is spot on. The peening is not random so when watching someone who "knows what he's doing" they massage the metal while soft much in the same way a physical therapist would work out a knotted muscle. Lot's of stitching info here:

http://www.locknstitch.com/cracked_engine_block_repair.htm






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