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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">no, lack of line bore would not make the misalignment of the notches - line honing is a bit different than a line bore - block and caps get line bored when made, it makes sure all caps and block saddles are in perfect alignment with each other / changing s cap requires a line bore to get them in alignment with each other / the offset notches will not be corrected by line bore, they were obviously made at different setting when new </div><div><br></div>
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On Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 02:43:22 PM CDT, Rod Pierce via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp326f27e1yiv4597690515"><div><div>So are you saying the lack of line honing would cause the bearing offset? <div><br clear="none"></div><div> Supposedly this block was line honed.</div></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydp326f27e1yiv4597690515gmail_quote"><div id="ydp326f27e1yiv4597690515yqt99938" class="ydp326f27e1yiv4597690515yqt5127968482"><div dir="ltr" class="ydp326f27e1yiv4597690515gmail_attr">On Sat, Mar 18, 2023, 2:10 PM Scott Janzen via Fot <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;" class="ydp326f27e1yiv4597690515gmail_quote"><div>One of the mysteries of a big batch of GT6 parts and cars i picked up some years ago was a box of 50+(!) main caps, which i still have.<div>Also got two blocks (with no caps), but why would anyone separate all these? Nothing to do but laugh when i discovered them.</div><div>Box makes a nice heavy doorstop.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 18, 2023, at 6:27 PM, ralph hansen via Fot <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">main caps are machined as a set to the block itself - if you need to replace a cap, good luck finding a cap with the grooves lining up / if you do get lucky you'll need to get the block and caps line bored to make it all work properly</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div>
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On Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 08:26:23 AM CDT, Rod Pierce via Fot <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp326f27e1yiv4597690515m_4678317641249648023ydpb811c912yiv2893372826"><div>The image shows the rear main cap and bearing on a small journal 1300.<div><br clear="none"></div><div>As you can see, there is an offset between the two bearing halves. </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I was attempting to mix and match parts from my parts bin.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I'm curious about the source of the offset. Is there a difference in end caps from year to year on the 1300 or is there a difference from engine to engine when they were manufactured?</div></div>
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