Re: Crankshaft Alignment to Block
Poor alignment of the crank causes problems at the front of the engine also. Last winter I tried to complete a cash and carry short block, picked up at Turlock from a big name in engine building. Short story is that the line boring of the mains was off (too close to the cam) by a few thousandths. turning it over caused the fiber timing gear to fail. I tried another standard gear and was unable to get it in, too tight. My point is that Dan McEachern was able to supply me with an undersize timing gear that solved the problem. Now I'm soon to address the possible problem of aligning the trans to the crank and the thread has been useful. I had not before heard of an undersize gear but feel lucky that it was available. Good Luck: Fred A
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