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• Missing Main Bearing Cap-any remedy? by motomike33y on 13 Mar, 2012 08:03
• Have a 1.6 block w/crank and pistons but discovered that I somehow am missing the middle cap on the main bearing.  I've read about the line-boring and matching of caps so am I SOL or can a different cap be used?  What options do I have?  thanks
• #1 by rallydiesel on 13 Mar, 2012 08:33
• Find another cap and get it line bored. No other option.
• #2 by motomike33y on 13 Mar, 2012 10:17
• assume that is a complicated and expensive process?
• #3 by rallydiesel on 13 Mar, 2012 16:58
• Block needs to be bare and taken to a machine shop. Not super expensive, just lots of time and labour in the prep.
• #4 by sdwarf36 on 14 Mar, 2012 09:33
• We'd get $250 at our shop to line hone it. More if theres major complications.
• #5 by motomike33y on 14 Mar, 2012 11:54
• certainly an expensive lesson then for misplacing cap-block was only worth about $100-now minus $150 in value. 
• #6 by pointynoggin on 14 Mar, 2012 16:45
• I think that cap has the thrust brg too which you should consider.  you may have to get the flats milled to match and do a custom fit on the thrust brgs.  I'm not sure.
• #7 by R.O.R-2.0 on 14 Mar, 2012 19:24
• Quote from: pointynoggin on 14 Mar, 2012 16:45

  I think that cap has the thrust brg too which you should consider.  you may have to get the flats milled to match and do a custom fit on the thrust brgs.  I'm not sure.
  

  
  that was a point i was also going to bring up.. the thrust bearings are contained in the #3 journal and cap..