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Re: Main bearing too tight Oswald #1609990 08/24/2026 12:48 PM
Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,190 Lee's Summit Mo. 64086 J Joe H 'Bolter
Joe H 'Bolter J Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,190 Lee's Summit Mo. 64086	To me it looks like maybe the cap was damaged during the rebuild and they swapped for a diffirent one. The block and bearings seem fine. Looks like a line bore is coming your way along with a crank polish for good measure. 1937 Chevrolet Inline-powered Streetrod

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
Main bearing too tight	Oswald	08/22/2026 7:49 PM
Re: Main bearing too tight	Hotrod Lincoln	08/22/2026 9:17 PM
Re: Main bearing too tight	Oswald	08/23/2026 12:12 PM
Re: Main bearing too tight	Joe H	08/23/2026 1:03 PM
Re: Main bearing too tight	Bill Hanlon	08/23/2026 2:54 PM
Re: Main bearing too tight	Hotrod Lincoln	08/23/2026 4:47 PM
Re: Main bearing too tight	Oswald	08/23/2026 7:40 PM
Re: Main bearing too tight	Hotrod Lincoln	08/23/2026 8:03 PM
Re: Main bearing too tight	Joe H	08/24/2026 12:48 PM
Re: Main bearing too tight	Hotrod Lincoln	08/24/2026 5:10 PM

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