In a message dated 5/2/2004 1:53:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, golden251@msn.com writes: Greetings All, I can't seem to find out how to tell if a crankkshaft has been nitrided. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jeff Golden '60 4 door '62 Monza Vert '63 Spyder Vert Fortunately, this is simple. Look at the very end of the crank nose at the flywheel end. If there's a "&" stamped in the end, it's nitrided.