Engine Stopped - HELP
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I'm wondering if I should just buy a used crank and have it polished, or if I should stick with my crank and have the journal machined, then go with under-sized bearings...
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I'd say a used but good crank is the much better option... Make a lamp or something out of the crank with the wrecked journal.
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yes replace all the bearings. I mean, might as well.. I am also in the middle of rebuilding my engine and as i dont know what my engine has been thought, everything is getting replaced.
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Find yourself another crank. They are dime a dozen, i am sure some people are using them as boat anchors and ballast.
Oversized bearings are 4x the price of the standard set ($350 for full set vs $85 for a set of Glyco std bearings). You can probably score a good condition crankshaft for well under that.
Oversized bearings are 4x the price of the standard set ($350 for full set vs $85 for a set of Glyco std bearings). You can probably score a good condition crankshaft for well under that.
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Find yourself another crank. They are dime a dozen, i am sure some people are using them as boat anchors and ballast.
Oversized bearings are 4x the price of the standard set ($350 for full set vs $85 for a set of Glyco std bearings). You can probably score a good condition crankshaft for well under that.
Oversized bearings are 4x the price of the standard set ($350 for full set vs $85 for a set of Glyco std bearings). You can probably score a good condition crankshaft for well under that.
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Sounds like going with a used crank is the way to go. Tom, you have a PM ![Smilie](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
How about a rod? How can I tell which rods I have? They look to be forged, but I haven't taken the bad one out of the block yet. I guess I need to slide that out and take a look.
Does anyone have any good used rods laying around? Maybe it's time to drop Lart a line.
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How about a rod? How can I tell which rods I have? They look to be forged, but I haven't taken the bad one out of the block yet. I guess I need to slide that out and take a look.
Does anyone have any good used rods laying around? Maybe it's time to drop Lart a line.
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PM replied. See if your machine shop can fix your rod. If not, they are cheap on ebay -- a full set is about $100.... (Or Carrillo's for about $1k.) I have plenty of 2.7 rods, but I doubt they are the same RARST part number as yours. Will check though...
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take all four rods to the machine shop and have them checked and recon...might as well magnaflux them, check for cracks, etc. and have everythng balanced at the same time!
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So here's what I'm thinking about... I have no desire (or budget) to go crazy with this, so i want to make good decisions with my money. I may consider the use of a local shop, but LR isn't far away (and I have really cheap shipping rates), so I may just go with them as my closest 944 expert resource. What's the consensus about using a local shop versus someone like LR? I'm not as concerned about the crank or rod work, but I wonder about a non-944 shop messing up the nikasil coating or something odd like that if I decide to have a basic hone job done to help seat new rings.
How does this sound for work to be done to a replacement crank?
- Magnaflux
- Cross-drill
- Polish
- Balance
Rods:
- Get one replacement rod
- Magnaflux set
- Balance set w/pistons
- Raceware studs (is this a waste for a 350hp street car?)
And MAYBE for the block if I decide to sell some of the goodies I've been hoarding for future upgrades:
- Sonic clean, block & balance shaft covers
- Magnaflux
- Re-surface deck
- Hone cylinders (slight, just to help seat new rings)
- Raceware studs (waste for 350hp street car?)
- Oil pan baffle
Am I missing anything critical? Am I doing too much for a 350hp DD? I want to do what's right, but I don't want to spend any more than I really should.
How does this sound for work to be done to a replacement crank?
- Magnaflux
- Cross-drill
- Polish
- Balance
Rods:
- Get one replacement rod
- Magnaflux set
- Balance set w/pistons
- Raceware studs (is this a waste for a 350hp street car?)
And MAYBE for the block if I decide to sell some of the goodies I've been hoarding for future upgrades:
- Sonic clean, block & balance shaft covers
- Magnaflux
- Re-surface deck
- Hone cylinders (slight, just to help seat new rings)
- Raceware studs (waste for 350hp street car?)
- Oil pan baffle
Am I missing anything critical? Am I doing too much for a 350hp DD? I want to do what's right, but I don't want to spend any more than I really should.
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I've seen a few to many non 944 shops mess things up for my comfort zone.
Use LR....not because of my bias but if something goes weird they will stand by it.
I would say the same if you were near Vitesse or Chris White or CEP..... basically the known good shops.
I just put on 11000km on my engine and put less than half a quart of oil in it and the car runs solid.
Thats just my 2 cents
Good luck
Use LR....not because of my bias but if something goes weird they will stand by it.
I would say the same if you were near Vitesse or Chris White or CEP..... basically the known good shops.
I just put on 11000km on my engine and put less than half a quart of oil in it and the car runs solid.
Thats just my 2 cents
Good luck
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Are any of the local shops familiar with the 944 engine or 928 engine? If they are I would just keep it local, if not then maybe it would be worth it for Lindsey to do it.