Guys,
Rebuilding a 1952 L-4 engine and I have a Crankshaft that is cracked beyond use. It came from a gear drive cam/crank. I have a donor crank but it had a chain drive cam sprocket. It appears that there is a "groove" in the gear drive crank, possibly for oil lubrication. Will the crankshafts interchange? In other words can I use the donor chain drive crank in this application? Thanks for your help.
BRAD
Crankshaft L-4 Interchange
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Re: Crankshaft L-4 Interchange
Install it, the crankshaft gear will block the oil flow from the passage in the front of the crank shaft.. I have built several gear type engines and installed NOS GPW Crankshafts.
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Re: Crankshaft L-4 Interchange
Thanks Very Much,
Studied the cranks this morning and understand what you describe. I thought the oil passage was to get additional oil on the chain, but also reasoned that the gears would need more oil than a chain. Anyway, the machine shop is moving forward again.
Thank you for the help.
BRAD
Studied the cranks this morning and understand what you describe. I thought the oil passage was to get additional oil on the chain, but also reasoned that the gears would need more oil than a chain. Anyway, the machine shop is moving forward again.
Thank you for the help.
BRAD
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Re: Crankshaft L-4 Interchange
That oil hole is for the chain sprocket. If want a little peace of mind, you can smear some Permatex #3 inside the Crankshaft Timing Gear. The fit of the gear is sufficient to restrict any loss of oil pressure. My own M-38A1 has a GPW Crank in it that was installed new 47 years and tens of thousands of miles ago.
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