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Old Aug 22, 2010 | 03:42 PM
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My #1 walked a lot farther than yours, but I had low oil pressure shorty before the bearing contacted a lifter. The block was out of tolerances and scrapped.
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 06:17 AM
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Mine did also walk far enough for the lifter to touch it, but not so much as yours did - wow!!

Was your cam tunnel out of line or was there some other problem?

My cam did turn quite easily after the new bearings were installed so I cannot see that it should be much out of line in my engine.

If I could go to the dealership and buy a new bare LS1 block at your US prices I would do that in a heartbeat for peace of minds but unfortunately the supply and pricing is waaay different over here.
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Roar
Was your cam tunnel out of line or was there some other problem?
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Yes and yes! Long story. The whole block was pretty much trashed.
Just make sure you're not throwing away good bearings on another issue!
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