DT466 MAIN CAPS December 07, 2020 08:54AM
Im having a heck of a time trying to reinstall the main caps in my fire sale DT466. Are they always hard to install???
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Re: DT466 MAIN CAPS December 07, 2020 12:29PM
They shouldnt be
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Re: DT466 MAIN CAPS December 07, 2020 01:08PM
Just curious what a fire sale is? Are you putting them back where they came off? As in cap 1 to journal 1, #2 cap to journal 2......
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Re: DT466 MAIN CAPS December 07, 2020 01:32PM
This engine has been through a fire and no I haven’t mixed up the caps
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Re: DT466 MAIN CAPS December 07, 2020 01:49PM
What is happening with them when you try to put them back on? Also how hot of fire were they in?
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Re: DT466 MAIN CAPS December 07, 2020 02:15PM
They were easy to get out with some wiggling but now feel like they are too wide to fit back in the block. I’ve been trying to install them dead on but feels like it’s a tight fit. There was still oil in the pan after the fire so I’m thinking it couldn’t have gotten too terribly hot.
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Re: DT466 MAIN CAPS December 07, 2020 03:55PM
Sounds like the heat may have altered the caps as heat from welding or cutting causes different metals to warp or spring out of shape, and when you removed caps they possibly sprung out of shape. Try starting one side barely in position then lightly tap with a small hammer to see if you can get the other side started, then tap on into place. I have seen some caps that seemed a little tight to start with, but still seated alright once you got them near seated position.
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Re: DT466 MAIN CAPS December 25, 2020 08:13PM
The tighter the cap the better it is.
But if they were not tight before check the linebore.
If a main caps are loose that is not good.
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Re: DT466 MAIN CAPS December 09, 2020 03:42AM
Sounds like a good candidate engine for stock power .Or the salvage yard.
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