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Well today was a buzzkill. Engine showed up at Rogue headquarters yesterday and today they took the bedplate off to see the mains. We found the full culprit of the failure, Main Cap 1 bearing failure. It only partially spun then blocked the oil feed to the crank causing the over heating issues to cylinders `1 & 5. The main journal cracked so the block is toast. Anyone want a paperweight?
Note these main bearings had 14k miles on them. Disappointing.
Found a new block that is just minutes from Rogue, so Ben can go put eyes on the unit before paying for it to ensure it's good.
Onwards and upwards.......... let's hope this is the last surprise I get on this rebuild.
Rubin
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