>>>Hipo cranks were selected for hardness based on a single Brinell test.
>>>There will be a visible indentation on the crank indicating that the
>>>crank was tested. This does not mean that it was actually a Hipo crank
>>>since the cranks that were tested and failed to meet the hardness
>>>requirement were then used in the standard 289 build.<<<
Which then leads one to ask..., how does one identify a HiPo 289 crank? I
vaguely recall someone mentioning a pink (or purple) strip painted on the
crank, but 45 years later is it still there (or faked)? Short of having a
hardness test done (and knowing the standard) can anyone really know???
Tom
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