1996 Chevy Beretta crankshaft replacement

1996 CHEVROLET BERETTA
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SKYLINE3434
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1996 Chevy Beretta 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 117k miles

do I have to get the engine line bored to replace the crankshaft because my enigine locked up because it ran out of oil?
Nov 24, 2008 at 8:50 AM
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DOCFIXIT
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Line boreing is a lost art for most machine shops.
Find a machine shop that does raceing engines they should have equipment. Or a VOTech school
First have the crank journals checked if no tool then use plasticgague if oil clearence is good with crank and bearing then no need to bore.
Nov 29, 2008 at 9:49 AM
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