[Healeys] Sprite Lovers in Las Vegas

[Bob Spidell]

Should have said 'pointed to A crankshaft hanging on the wall' ... I'm 
not sure it was their crank (looked too shiny).

Anyway, you can diagnose a spun bearing and shot crank by dropping the 
pan and pulling the bearing caps, no?


bs


Bob Spidell wrote:
> Anybody see the same show I did?
>
> The 'average garage mechanic' was a restoration specialist ('Rusty 
> Nuts Rods and Customs').  They said a main bearing was spun, pointed 
> to the crankshaft hanging on the wall and said the journals in the 
> crank were shot (probably the major expense to rebuild the engine).
>
> They left it at 'I don't know what to do with this car.'  I bet they 
> follow up on it in a later episode (they made a big deal out of the 
> father/son conflict).
>
> bs
>
>
>


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Bob Spidell           San Jose, CA            bspidell at comcast.net

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