[DeTomaso] For sale, 351C crank...

[Asa Jay Laughton]

... turned .010 under, now slightly used.

http://www.teampanteraracing.com/index.php?option=com_g2bridge&view=gallery&Itemid=57&g2_itemId=4898

For those who remember I've had an old 351C on an engine stand in my 
garage because it was making some rattling noises under slight load...  
I tore further into it today.  The above link shows you what I found.

-Now- I know what a spun bearing sounds like.  Lord knows how long it 
had been that way, but a second one was on it's way as well.  I couldn't 
tell you why it started, but I can certainly show you the results.  The 
number 4 rod journal on the crank is now turned -quite- a bit further 
than it should be, on the thrust side.  The bearings halves are nearly 
sharp enough to cut meat.  It's ugly.

The crank may be salvageable but it would definitely need a good turning 
and it would be way undersize.  Personally I think it's probably shot at 
this point.

The rod and cap are also both very worn on the bearing surfaces.  I'm 
not sure it's salvageable or not.  I imagine it can be, but it would 
need to be bored oversize.

This was the very first engine rebuild I ever did.  It was part of my 
final project in the Automotive Technology degree program I graduated 
from in 1985.  The engine was in my Mach I and was driven nearly every 
day until the late 90's.  It had a change of heads from 2V to 4V, with 
manifold, and a cam change, somewhere in mid-life.  When I finally put 
her down due to the rattling sound, I figure she had nearly 80,000 miles 
on her, maybe more.

I rebuilt a different engine and made the swap in 2001.  That's a whole 
other story that you can probably read in the archives of this list.  
After nearly 12 years, I now know what failed.

Enjoy,
Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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