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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">We had a rear main on a wet sleeve engine c=
rack. It was discovered by routine magna fluxing at our machine shop. =
Bearing looked normal. Fortunately we have more caps than engines and found a=
n orphan that fit close enough to machine to fit.<div>Phil Gott<br><div><br i=
d=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</=
div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Feb 18, 2024, at 9:34=E2=
=80=AFAM, JS Performance Motoring, LLC via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wr=
ote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=
=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Mike,<div><br></div><div>I had the same issue rece=
ntly on a street TR6 engine. It was a tired, but running engine. =
</div><div><br></div><div>We sorted through a whole box of caps before findi=
ng one that was close enough to be cut/ line honed. That's been my exp=
erience anytime I've had to replace a cap, there seems to be a ton of variat=
ion from block to block.</div><div><br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" c=
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><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"lt=
r"><div>Jason Sukey</div><div><span></span><span></span>JS Performance Motor=
ing, LLC<br></div><div>440.984.7720</div><div><a href=3D"mailto:jason@jsperf=
ormancemotoring.com" target=3D"_blank">jason@jsperformancemotoring.com</a><b=
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iv class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Feb 1=
8, 2024 at 8:50=E2=80=AFAM Michael Deweerd via Fot <<a href=3D"mailto:fot=
@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">WE tore down the TR4engine=
yesterday to check the bearing wear and give it a once over befor=
e the new race season starts. Everything looked great till I removed th=
e front main bearing cap. Is this a common fault? Has anyone had this b=
efore and what would cause the main cap to break? It's not a fresh cra=
ck so I was racing this way.....time to buy a lotto ticket? Dragged&nb=
sp;a spare engine out from the engine shed and will send it to the machine s=
hop on Monday. <div>I checked a few other mains and nothing I have line=
s up close enough to line hone ...also a Triumph thing? <br clear=3D"al=
l"><div><div><image.png></div><br></div><span class=3D"gmail_signature=
_prefix">--Cheers!!!</span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr"><i><font face=3D"comic sans ms, sans-serif">Mike Deweerd</fon=
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