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

To: "'Chuck Gee'" <chasgee22@gmail.com>, "'Philip Gott'" <vfracing@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] How many times can you line bore a block?
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Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:41:39 +0200
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Hi Chuck,

the crank is moving upwards from bore action to bore action. Means the piston 
deck is getting closer to the head each time and also the chain gets loosen 
more and more because the crank is moving towards the camshaft.
A matter of measurement how far you can go.

Cheers
Chris

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From: Fot <fot-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Chuck Gee
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To: Philip Gott <vfracing@aol.com>
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Subject: Re: [Fot] How many times can you line bore a block?

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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