the machine shop i use burnt to the ground last saturday my question is my hemi was in there would the block be able to be used the crank and rods an pistons i dont believe could be i wouldnt think theads? it was a very very hot fire he had his rat rod in there the straight axle bent upward on both ends it had to be hot to do that

i was just reading a thread on speedtalk.com about baking engines to degreese them before machine work.around 500*F ya think your block got that hot?

his snap on tool box one of the dale ernhart editions full of tools melted couldnt even tell what it was i dont know how hot that is????

Im betting your outta luck if was that hot. Hopefully his insurance can help you out.

unless your engine was inside the tool box it has no meaning.

What on earth would make a tool box melt? How did the fire get so hot?

as for the block all you have to do is measure it to see if its OK.

It was hot well over 1000 deg easy. no comparison to a stress revealed 500° control environment LOL.
And what makes it worse the fire department shows up and starts to spray cold water on very hot surfaces and any metal it hits will twist like a pretzel or just bust or crack.
It may or may not have been that hot where your stuff was at, you might get lucky, I would imagine it will be wet and look like crap anyways.
Im running a set of pistons from a machine shop the caught on fire. The pistons didnt get damaged other than black corrosion and nicked up some... Just had to clean them up free the wrist pins etc. But they mic'd fine..

Good luck

yes the fire dept put the fire out im more concerned with my rods crank and pistons i guess ill have to wait an see what the insurance is going to do

I would say it is a total loss with only knowing the few specifics you mentioned. The block could be ok, but I wouldn't hold my breath.