OK. I have the trans, bell, clutch and flywheel out.
The rear seal is in place, but I think I have a MAJOR problem!
I can put my finger in the pilot bearing hole and move the crank in and out and up and down about 1/8" or more in any direction!
That IS the crank that the flywheel bolts directly to, right?
The balancer doesn't move in and out with the rear of the crank!
Did I break the crank?
Please help me if you can.
None of my books provide a clear view of the back of a crank( Just in case it is two piece at the back. )
Amazingly the block and rods all had bearings and are fine.
The engine still ran! :shock:
Only the crank has visible damage.
I will get a quality crank, rod bolts and a cam at the least. I may do rods and pistons too.
08-10-2003, 07:48 PM
root
WOW! I may get the block sonic checked to make 100% sure.
Ian
08-11-2003, 06:26 AM
WA2FAST
Amazing... I would have never figured it would work, I don't even see how! Get everything checked over real good before you go putting it back together, you never know with damage like that what could have happened.
08-11-2003, 08:54 AM
Four eyed stang
It's not fixable.
I'll post the list later, but I had a friend that is a Ford heavy line tech look it over.
07-26-2005, 07:29 PM
Four eyed stang
Wow!
I've been gone a while!
Two years later and it's back on the road.
It's a whole new engine now:
Keith Craft forged 331
F-cam
Holley sys2 intake
E-brock heads
It put down 463 with the 36#'ers and was lean up top.
I now have 42#'ers and will dyno again this sat night.
It still has the tune for the old combo though.