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Old 11-04-2009, 05:21 PM   #6
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If you say so, but I would never trust a block that the crank had gotten into.
By the time you spent all the money for machine shop stuff, you might just have more money into a questionable block than a good used short block would be.

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Originally Posted by Imo000 View Post
That’s not so.

As long as the block isn’t cracked it’s fixable but it won’t be cheap or easy. I’ve seen one repaired and it worked flawlessly. The damaged area was machines flat and a 2 piece spacer was installed behind a new (early 32V) thrust bearing. Apparently the early thrust bearings have a larger surface area and are better over all, especially for a repair like this.
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