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Re: [Fot] How many times can you line bore a block?

To: Lunker Hilyer <lunkercars@icloud.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] How many times can you line bore a block?
From: Philip Gott <vfracing@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2026 20:35:15 -0400
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Lunker ;
I did notâ?¦.
Regards,
Phil

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> On Aug 3, 2026, at 5:16â?¯PM, Lunker Hilyer <lunkercars@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> Did any of you receive my oversimplified approach to repair of this not 
> uncommon issue?
> Lunker
> 
>> On Jul 28, 2026, at 8:25â?¯AM, Chuck Gee <chasgee22@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I could be wrong, but I donâ??t think line boring affects that dimension. 
>>  I understand it to be making the caps a little shorter then reboring to 
>> match the upper diameter in the block.  
>> 
>> Otherwise, a bunch of other dimensions would be goofed up too.
>> 
>> Chuck Gee
>> 
>>>> On Jul 27, 2026, at 4:56â?¯PM, Philip Gott <vfracing@aol.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Or another way to ask the question is â??how much misalignment between 
>>> the crankshaft and transmission input shaft can be tolerated?â??
>>> I had a block completely gone through, including line boring and it ran 
>>> very well until number one cylinder liner suddenly split. The engine hydro 
>>> locked and broke the crank and front main bearing cap. I have a new cap; to 
>>> use it requires the block be line bored again. Iâ??m wondering if anyone 
>>> else has a similar experience and can tell me either that it worked out 
>>> well, or that I should throw the block away.
>>> Thanks as always!
>>> Phi
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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