LLY: Time to build the motor
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Well machine shop finished up this morning and picked up the short block. Will start putting it together tomorrow. Also they didn't grind it to balance it, they drilled it,anyone know how well that will work? I've heard drilling makes it weaker? True or false?
Drilled the counterweights? That is how they did mine as for making it weaker I don't think so, it is not effecting the center line of the crank.
Ok just wasn't sure. I always thought that's how they did it was drill just recently heard different.
Ok got a few questions that I'm
Not sure of. First off how well will these keys work? I told the machine shop to key the whole crank and this is how they did it. Will it break?
And second. Shouldn't the white for on the crank gear be centered between the two yellow dots on the cam gear???
Not sure of. First off how well will these keys work? I told the machine shop to key the whole crank and this is how they did it. Will it break?
And second. Shouldn't the white for on the crank gear be centered between the two yellow dots on the cam gear???
They charged me for keying the dampner and the gear but there is no key way for the gear. Looks like stock pin in there.
Ok got a few questions that I'm
Not sure of. First off how well will these keys work? I told the machine shop to key the whole crank and this is how they did it. Will it break?
And second. Shouldn't the white for on the crank gear be centered between the two yellow dots on the cam gear???
Get a pic of the other side of crank were it looks like they slotted it. Most pull the stock pins and center there cut from that hole and cut the slots from there.
Looks like they might of cut the key way but on the other side from the stock pics. Your crank has a extra cut on the snout that it should not have in it.
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It definitely looks slotted on the opposite side. If it is, you'll need a piece of key stock to put in the slot.
The gear is what needs to be keyed. You dont want to shear that pin off and lose the oil pump.
Well machine shop finished up this morning and picked up the short block. Will start putting it together tomorrow. Also they didn't grind it to balance it, they drilled it,anyone know how well that will work? I've heard drilling makes it weaker? True or false?
And if I'm seeing right through the bag there is the cut they made from the snout in. Did they give you some key stock by chance or did you notice it stuck in the balancer or other parts.
Here is the block with crank snout before you shipped it off that cut was not there.
