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Mar 27, 2009 | 07:18 PM

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Question concerning crankshaft

I have just put my crankshaft in my block and when i put my main caps on and just snug the bolts the crank won't turn at all. I have not torqued anything down yet because I am waiting on my new main cap bolts to come in. So my question is if this is something that I should worry about or should the main caps correct when I torque them all down? Just a little concerned and appreciate any info and advice I can get. Thanks

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Mar 27, 2009 | 08:04 PM

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Can you post a picture of the main caps, so we can see which way you have them turned?

Mar 27, 2009 | 08:20 PM

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Can you post a picture of the main caps, so we can see which way you have them turned?

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Front of the motor is on the left. Thanks!

Mar 27, 2009 | 08:52 PM

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Looks to me like mains 2, 3, & 4 are in backwards. As I remember 5 is the odd man out, meaning that number is opposite of the others. I've only built one motor and am going from memory, but yeah I'm saying flip d'em bitches.

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