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Re: Thrust washer nightmare

To: ploscar@Prodigy.net, spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Thrust washer nightmare
From: Cwn74@aol.com
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 14:56:30 EDT
In a message dated 9/5/2001 2:31:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
ploscar@Prodigy.net writes:


It looks like the back flange of
the crankshaft is cupped by wear.  The thrust washers are entirely missing
from their regular location.  In other words, it looks like a mess

Apparently the PO had a Thrust Washer failure and tried to solve it with 
washers in a non-stock location.  

Get another block and crank (or whole engine or donor car for that 
matter...).  

Clark

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