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    Aluminium Engine Block "Alignment/Twist/Straight"

    Many thanks for the info; Yes each cylinder liner is low at one side and taller at the other, from the Crank Shaft Centre Line, we are only talking about 0.005" to 0.010" I think Mac is right about the deck heights of each liner, and the tilt when boring. The Mains have been reduced from 2.749...
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    Aluminium Engine Block "Alignment/Twist/Straight"

    Many thanks for the updates. As you can tell I have an Alloy Block; which recently had some major work completed by a "recognised engineer" and I need to understand why some measurements appear to suggest that the work done is not correct. I understand that all engine blocks, whether Cast Iron...
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    Aluminium Engine Block "Alignment/Twist/Straight"

    Hi all; was hoping that somebody could advise on the following; I will try to explain, but you may find my inexperience in describing what I am trying to find out, a little confusing, sorry There is always a lot of discussion on the effects of Torque Plate Twist on cylinder bores. What effect...

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