<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Don,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The exact alloy number may be cast into the crank somewhere so if you have the crank out of the engine, look for a number that starts with “EN”. Problem is, you will have to look up what that is compared to US nomenclature. Also, contrary to what I had always assumed, the TR motor’s crank is steel, not iron, and perhaps the Spit crank is as well.</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
<div class="">Duncan Charlton</div><div class="">Elgin, Texas USA</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 7, 2016, at 8:07 PM, <a href="mailto:don@dcphotos.com" class="">don@dcphotos.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">OK so Greg Blake was holding out on me but Duncan spilled the beans!<div class="">Here’s what I’ve found out so far. Texas Heat Treating, inc <a href="tel:800%20580-5884" class="">800 580-5884</a> in Round Rock can/will nitride a crank for $200</div><div class="">It seemed like it was based on length of crank.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">He did ask me some questions I need to ask of the list:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">1. what is a 1296 small journal crank made of? ( I told him 1960’s British iron , but that didn’t help)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">2. what is the current Rockwell # of a 1296 small journal factory crank?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">3. How deep do I want the nitride to penetrate? I believe he said .010 -.020 is normal. I THINK that’s what he said, so if that’s not correct that’s on me.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks in advance, </div><div class="">Don</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">
<div class="">DON COUCH PHOTOGRAPHY</div><div class="">(512)-680-3540</div>
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