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Originally Posted by dsraven
as a guy who worked in an engine shop waaay back outta high school, i would say that there isn't a snowball's chance in......it's gonna be a direct fit. but, you could install it and torque it up with no crank in there, just the bare bore, and then use an inside micrometer on it to see if it is round or not and it it is round through the whole fore to aft length. otherwise the engine guy you know will surely be able to fix you up for cheaper because he will already have a good front bearing cap to work with.
too late now anyway since you already hit "pay the guy" on ebay, lol.
you can always make a cool lamp out of the stuff it it doesn't fit. lol.
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Lamp???? With all the stuff I've bought and not used I could make a huge lawn ornament and have the HOA throw me out of the neighborhood.
I have a call into my engine buddy to see what he thinks. He's the one who told me that this route might be my best shot time and money wise.