<VV> Broken Crank!

[shortle]

What are the crankshaft numbers and the engine numbers please?
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado


-----Original Message-----
>From: David O'Neal <dnoneal at bellsouth.net>
>Sent: May 3, 2010 11:50 AM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org, BobHelt at aol.com
>Subject: Re: <VV> Broken Crank!
>
> 
>Sorry for the lack of the vital details.
> 
>This is a '65 Coupe 110 PG with a harmonic damper!  I think the mileage is
>fairly low, <120k (speedo broke at 74k).  When I removed the engine I could
>tell it has been removed before.  The car sat for 10+ years in a driveway
>before I got it - but it turned over easily and I carefully lubed it up,
>tuned it up, and cleaned it out (gas tank, carbs, etc.) before cranking it.
>I expected to find something internal, such as a dropped valve seat, but the
>only thing I found was a dead coil and very old wires, etc.  I fixed the oil
>leaks, reworked the brakes and it ran very good until this happened.  Total
>mileage I put on it is <500miles.  It did a tiny bit of visible smoke at
>start up but you can see the blow-by carbon inside the block (don't know if
>this amount is normal)- it probably got a re-ring job in the past.
> 
>David O'Neal
> 
>
> 
> 
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: BobHelt at aol.com 
>To: dnoneal at comcast.net ; virtualvairs at corvair.org 
>Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 10:07 AM
>Subject: Re: <VV> Broken Crank!
>
>In a message dated 5/3/2010 6:03:36 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
>dnoneal at comcast.net writes:
>
>Finally got into the engine and see what I found.
>
>Notice the large hole milled out by Uncle Chevy to balance the crank.  There
>is an even larger hole on the other end.  Those holes are large enough to
>put your index finger in.
>
>This engine still ran after the break.
>
>David O'Neal
>
>
>David,
>Please give us some details....Engine hp? MT or PG?  Harmonic damper or not?
>Mileage? Car use..racing? 
>Thanks,
>Regards,
>Bob Helt
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