[6pack] Socal machine shop

[Navarrette, Vance]

        Kendall:

        Many (most?) machine shops send crankshafts to a specialist to get
them ground and balanced. Look for a machine shop that specializes in
crankshafts. They often have a name like "crankshaft services" or some such,
indicating that they are not a general purpose machine operation.
        They *MIGHT* be able to hard weld and remachine the crank, but often
it is much cheaper to source another rebuilt crank. I suspect it will be the
latter case with yours, as the throw looks severely damaged to my untrained
eye.


    Vance Navarrette
    Cogito Ergo Zoom
    I think, therefore I go fast

-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces+vance.navarrette=intel.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:6pack-bounces+vance.navarrette=intel.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Kendall Larsen
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 3:00 AM
To: 6pack List
Subject: [6pack] Socal machine shop

Hi Dick and other socal listers,

Follow up to the engine damage email I just sent. Where should I take my
engine to have them deterime if the crank is scrap and do the new machine
work? I know the triumph engine isn't really exotic, but I think i'd like to
go with someone who has seen them before this time...  I'm in south orange
county and work in Irvine. But really I'm willing to take it anywhere in
socal. Thanks!

Kendall
San Clemente, CA