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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Hey Chris, remind me to never post pictures of the inside of my engines if the main cap strap bothers you, haha.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">As an FYI, from my experience the center main cap is not the problem its the center main web that's sketchy so adding a strap may keep the center main cap from coming apart if it splits but it has no effect on stability. I am sure some one some where at sometime has spit a center main and that's probably what started the whole strap thing, don't get me wrong I am not poo pooing the idea just trying to shed a little light into the darkness of the dreaded tractor motors.</div><div><br></div>
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On Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 09:37:48 AM EST, Bob Kramer via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><div id="yiv6479430031"><div><div dir="ltr">Crack at the rear head bolt? If you are talking about the threads that hold in the head stud I once had a block that was good other than one corner stud hole having a crack that radiated into the liner opening. Cause the head to move around at that corner and resulted in head gasket problems. It was corrected with the Timesert, basically a threaded insert style of thread replacement. The machine shop that did it pinned in place with wedges and that required a little JB Weld to keep the water in check.<div><br clear="all"><div><div class="yiv6479430031gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Bob Kramer</div></div></div><br clear="none"></div></div><br clear="none"><div class="yiv6479430031gmail_quote"><div class="yiv6479430031yqt2132763625" id="yiv6479430031yqtfd65318"><div class="yiv6479430031gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 10:43 PM Nick Black via Fot <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div></div><blockquote class="yiv6479430031gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;"><div class="yiv6479430031yqt2132763625" id="yiv6479430031yqtfd10934">Well it’s finally time to build a new motor... the crack at the rear head bolt just won’t stop leakin anymore...so...<br clear="none">
I’ve found the Chevy front strap to use on the center main, but what are you using for main bolts/studs for the additional length?<br clear="none">
How about a complete set of fasteners for the mains? Does ARP make anything?<br clear="none">
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Motoring on in NORCAL<br clear="none">
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