Jim,
I had the crank on my big Healey 6 cylinder welded back up to spec by a
specialty shop 25 years ago (and have driven it like a sled dog) and it's
held up just fine. Perhaps an option to consider...
WST
----- Original Message -----
From "Jim Eskue" <jleskue at earthlink.net>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 11:41 AM
Subject: '63 Midget headaches...
> Hi all. I'm new to this list and am in need of some answers. First of all
this
> car sat parked for approx 6 years. I got it home and went through the
brakes,
> front suspension, and basically rewired the car(suprisingly it all works).
> Replaced the front shocks and changed the oil in the rear shocks. Plus a
bunch
> of other stuff. As for the engine it has a side draft Weber, dual point
dist,
> headers, alternator. Now the fun stuff, when it started up oil pressure
was
> good and no unusual noise from the motor. But after running for a couple
of
> weeks it started to drip oil from the bell housing on the trans, which
then
> turned to alot more than just a drip, more like a flood. So I removed the
> motor and found the crank at its last legs(ground down to .040 on the
mains
> and .030 on the rods) plus it had ridges on the surfaces so it could not
be
> reground. But I still am not sure where the oil was coming from. The pump
had
> some sludge it it and it looked like maybe it was leaking from the gasket
but
> it only leaked when the engine was running. If it sat for a day what was
in
> the bell housing would eventually stop leaking out.
>
> I would appreciate any comment/sugestions on this and alas I am now in the
> market for a crank for a 10CG motor.
>
> Thanks for your time,
>
> Jim
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