Hmmmm, I felt nothing when I clutched. Maybe I just broke a con rod.
I'll take it apart tomorrow and find out.
Ron
58 MGA
"Wayne H. Francis" wrote:
>
> I'd say there's a distinct possibility that the crank is gone. Some
> years ago the crank on my TD broke in downtown Monterey...clutched in
> for a stoplight and suddenly it's like somebody is banging the bottom of
> my foot through the clutch. Did a U-turn, drove several miles back to
> my home including climbing a steep hill...didn't notice a real loss of
> power (as I remember). Prayed through the night. Went outside the next
> morning, started it up, clank still there. Shut it down...never ran the
> car again...stored it, dismantled it, am just now reassembling
> everything and hoping to get the engine rebuilt.
> Wayne Francis
> Ojai, CA
> 50 TD
> 79 Spit
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