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

[Kirby Schrader]

Asa Jay,

I have THREE stock crankshafts you can have for free. You pay shipping.
:-)

As far as I know, they are in good shape.

Kirby

On May 21, 2012, at 6:04 PM, Asa Jay Laughton wrote:

> ... 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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