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    Crank cancer

    From looking at mine it appears that rust is the problem. The gear is supposed to have an interference fit with the crankshaft. Proper crank bolt torque is important only in the seating of the gear; the key is for proper positioning. If you look at the inside of the gear it has small grooves...
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    Crank cancer

    The problem is I'm having a hard time finding a new gear and key. I'm hesitant to put a used set back on and having the same issue again. All the people I talk to at the dealerships say I'm out of luck. I guess since the engine is non-interference it's not that big of a deal to use an old gear...
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    Crank cancer

    Well as the title says my SHO has become a cancer victim. It looks like the crankshaft is fine but the key and the gear are toast. Anyone have any on hand or know where I could get one? Anyone ever tried welding the gear to the shaft?
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    OIL LEAKS !!! I hate when it does that..

    I had a problem with the salvage yard 3.2 I got. Turns out that the PO had used sealer on the cap that retains the cam bearing and seal. In doing so the oil retun grooves in the cap were cloged causing presure to build and eventualy pushing the cam seals compleatly out. It took untill the third...
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    Rod bearings - plastigage

    Here in Atlanta Autozone and Advance looked at me like I was crazy. I was able to get some at NAPA
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    Rod bearings done at 185,800 (56k, not today)

    Mine sounded alot like an octane ping at first. I drove maybe 200 miles like that. Then when I started the car to go home one evening the noise was much more pronounced. Mile 22 of my 25 mile commute and Bam! I limped it home but the damage was done. You may just need the rod bearings the mains...
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    3.2 engine swap to MTX

    I just finished mine. I followed the write up from shotimes.com. It went step by step with good pictures. Everything was realitivly straight forward. The only thing I did not do was the remounting of the coil pack, mine seemed to work fine where it was. Get the motor yanked and then post any...
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    Rod bearings done at 185,800 (56k, not today)

    "No matter how many times you remind yourself not to do it again, you will hit your head on the same arm on the lift several more times." I like that one. I always manage to miss it but my father gets it everytime. Mine knocked just as you would be comming on or off the gas easy like...
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    SHO: Something Horrendous Occurred

    You officialy win the the making me feel better award :salute: .There was no block damage(that I can tell now) but I'm sure it was close. The motor had 210K on it and I am only responsible for about 30K of them so I don't knpw how it had been treated ealier in it's life. When we were pulling the...
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    SHO: Something Horrendous Occurred

    The pul-a-part yard on the south side of Atlanta, near Moreland Ave.& I-285 (Henrico Rd. ?). As of last week there was just the one I mentioned before. I almost always find at least one there. A couple months back there were 4. The one there now has a plus hood but is a cable shift. It had four...
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    SHO: Something Horrendous Occurred

    I smoke Crank Hey, everyone. Thanks for the replies and advice but it appears that all is lost with the crank. :frown: The bearing on the front bank driver's side was completely destroyed. The crankshaft has grooves deep enough to hang up posters and is egg shaped. On the bright side I'm in...
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    SHO: Something Horrendous Occurred

    Hey, I did a search and spelt bearing right this time and got lots of info. :bonk: I'll get them form NAPA and forget about the ebay guy. On a compleatly unrealted note. While I was at the junkyard gettin chain tensioners I found another Plus hood. It is a garnet? color and in fair shape...
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    SHO: Something Horrendous Occurred

    Well I’ve been searching the archives the past couple of days tiring to diagnose a knocking that had developed in my 90 MTX. I though for sure it was coming from the top of the engine (chain tensioner). Well it wasn’t, I appear to have spun a bearing (thars gold in that thar oil!). So on Sunday...
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