Are you sure that the crank nose is not broken? Is the bolt still
there? If the pulley is oval there is still hope. I have fixed 3
engines that this happened to by epoxying the pulley in place; 240Z,
283 Chev.V/8 and the pulley on my own 1949 CJ3A which I still use on
the farm daily ( fixed 15 yrs ago).
Brad
----- Original Message -----
From "rob thomas" <rob at thomasr.greatxscape.net>
To: "spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>;
<midgetspriteclub@listbot.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 8:11 AM
Subject: Guess what I will be doing tomorrow?
Driving back from town I noticed the sound of the metal against metal
at the
front of the car. Thought it was the pulley on the dynamo coming
loose, as
the belt was flapping about. Not my day though because a closer look
revealed the crank pulley was loose and must have become oval, since I
could
wobble it by hand once the engine was stopped.
Now, my question is.....Will a cast iron pulley wear quicker/before a
crankshaft? Can I expect a scrapped crank or just a pulley? I think
this
has been going on for some time as I have noticed a leak from the
front of
the timing cover, not something I would have expected with the new
type
cover and gasket. The pulley was a fairly new one from a scrap Metro,
so is
easily replaced, but the crank will be another matter. I have a
spare, but
it is still in another engine being built in England. Could the
thread be
stripped from the nose of the crank?
Should I give up and buy a Nissan? I REEEEEALY AM feeling that pissed
off.
Rob
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