Subject: [Spridgets] 948 crank

From: "AOL Mail Update \(Terms & Policy\) via Spridgets" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 22:08:06 +0000 (UTC)

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Ok,Pan off!AEA793 is hand stamped on the crank.Found AEA792 was=C2=A0 tufri=
ded=C2=A0 (sp?) crank.No clue what I have now.=C2=A0=C2=A0All bottom end bo=
lts are "super titanium" marked and look brand new.=C2=A0 Rods look like th=
ey were made yesterday!Pistons are .040 over "made in England" stamped on t=
ops=C2=A0Inside of motor looks like it was assembled days/weeks ago.=C2=A0 =
Outside looks like it's sat around for a long time.=C2=A0 Engine was printe=
d black.=C2=A0=C2=A0Also on the block head gasket surface are 3 diamonds=C2=
=A0 with a ,#2 or #3 inside the diamonds.Who cut a block and then stamped t=
he gasket surface?=C2=A0 And , why?No engine I.D. tag & Rivets are milled f=
lush with the gasket surface.=C2=A0All of the freeze plugs on block are exp=
andable type with a center stud & nut , even the one on the block rear and =
the plate was drilled to allow the freeze plug's stud clearance.Cam , looki=
ng into bottom of block is darn LUMPY!=C2=A0 Should be interesting to see w=
hose cam is in this ?=C2=A0 =C2=A0Norris possibly?Chuck

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<html><head></head><body><div class=3D"ydpb62c51b0yahoo-style-wrap" style=
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;"><div>Ok,</div><div>Pan off!</div><div>AEA793 is hand stamped on the cran=
k.</div><div>Found AEA792 was&nbsp; tufrided&nbsp; (sp?) crank.</div><div>N=
o clue what I have now.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div>All bottom end bolts are "sup=
er titanium" marked and look brand new.&nbsp; Rods look like they were made=
 yesterday!</div><div>Pistons are .040 over "made in England" stamped on to=
ps&nbsp;</div><div>Inside of motor looks like it was assembled days/weeks a=
go.&nbsp; Outside looks like it's sat around for a long time.&nbsp; Engine =
was printed black.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div>Also on the block head gasket surf=
ace are 3 diamonds&nbsp; with a ,#2 or #3 inside the diamonds.</div><div>Wh=
o cut a block and then stamped the gasket surface?&nbsp; And , why?</div><d=
iv>No engine I.D. tag &amp; Rivets are milled flush with the gasket surface=
.&nbsp;</div><div>All of the freeze plugs on block are expandable type with=
 a center stud &amp; nut , even the one on the block rear and the plate was=
 drilled to allow the freeze plug's stud clearance.</div><div>Cam , looking=
 into bottom of block is darn LUMPY!&nbsp; Should be interesting to see who=
se cam is in this ?&nbsp; &nbsp;Norris possibly?</div><div>Chuck</div><div>=
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From: Weslake1330 via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 07:43:18 +0100

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It became practice (not sure if common or not) to refer to cranks and rods
by the casting number stamped on them rather than their actual part number
and that I suggest, explains the difference of a single digit of the number
on your crank and the part number for it.

Regards

Daniel

On Thu, 10 Oct 2024 at 23:18, AOL Mail Update (Terms & Policy) via
Spridgets <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Ok,
> Pan off!
> AEA793 is hand stamped on the crank.
> Found AEA792 was  tufrided  (sp?) crank.
> No clue what I have now.
> All bottom end bolts are "super titanium" marked and look brand new.  Rods
> look like they were made yesterday!
> Pistons are .040 over "made in England" stamped on tops
> Inside of motor looks like it was assembled days/weeks ago.  Outside looks
> like it's sat around for a long time.  Engine was printed black.
> Also on the block head gasket surface are 3 diamonds  with a ,#2 or #3
> inside the diamonds.
> Who cut a block and then stamped the gasket surface?  And , why?
> No engine I.D. tag & Rivets are milled flush with the gasket surface.
> All of the freeze plugs on block are expandable type with a center stud &
> nut , even the one on the block rear and the plate was drilled to allow the
> freeze plug's stud clearance.
> Cam , looking into bottom of block is darn LUMPY!  Should be interesting
> to see whose cam is in this ?   Norris possibly?
> Chuck
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">It became practice (not sure if common or not) to refer to=
 cranks and rods by the casting number stamped on them rather than their ac=
tual part number and that I suggest, explains the difference of a single di=
git of the number on your crank and the part number for it.<div><br></div><=
div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Daniel</div></div><br><=
div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, 10 =
Oct 2024 at 23:18, AOL Mail Update (Terms &amp; Policy) via Spridgets &lt;<=
a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;=
 wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px =
0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><di=
v style=3D"font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-seri=
f;font-size:16px"><div>Ok,</div><div>Pan off!</div><div>AEA793 is hand stam=
ped on the crank.</div><div>Found AEA792 was=C2=A0 tufrided=C2=A0 (sp?) cra=
nk.</div><div>No clue what I have now.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div>All bottom end=
 bolts are &quot;super titanium&quot; marked and look brand new.=C2=A0 Rods=
 look like they were made yesterday!</div><div>Pistons are .040 over &quot;=
made in England&quot; stamped on tops=C2=A0</div><div>Inside of motor looks=
 like it was assembled days/weeks ago.=C2=A0 Outside looks like it&#39;s sa=
t around for a long time.=C2=A0 Engine was printed black.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div>=
<div>Also on the block head gasket surface are 3 diamonds=C2=A0 with a ,#2 =
or #3 inside the diamonds.</div><div>Who cut a block and then stamped the g=
asket surface?=C2=A0 And , why?</div><div>No engine I.D. tag &amp; Rivets a=
re milled flush with the gasket surface.=C2=A0</div><div>All of the freeze =
plugs on block are expandable type with a center stud &amp; nut , even the =
one on the block rear and the plate was drilled to allow the freeze plug&#3=
9;s stud clearance.</div><div>Cam , looking into bottom of block is darn LU=
MPY!=C2=A0 Should be interesting to see whose cam is in this ?=C2=A0 =C2=A0=
Norris possibly?</div><div>Chuck</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><=
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