[Fot] Broken Cranks: Was - Any connection between these problems?

[Brad Kahler]

Ed:  Just noticed that you had asked a question!

I believe you're correct about it dropping out of OD as Susan was
coming out of one of the corners and yes the car was running very well
at the time.

We now have a new billet crank to put in her next engine so between
the billet rods she is currently running and the new billet crank I'm
hoping the bottom end will be bullet proof.  We'll see.....!

Brad



On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 6:55 AM, EDWARD

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BARNARD<edwardbarnard at prodigy.net> wrote:
> --- On Thu, 5/14/09, EDWARD BARNARD <edwardbarnard at prodigy.net> wrote:
>
> From: EDWARD BARNARD <edwardbarnard at prodigy.net>
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Broken Cranks: Was - Any connection between these
> problems?
> To: "Norlin Engineering" <norlinengineering at comcast.net>
> Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 5:55 AM
>
> Jim: Five or six years ago we had a small journal 1296 that I built for Susan
> break between the rear main and the flywheel. I believe the circumstances were
> that it dropped out of overdrive at a very inopportune moment. The location of
> the break caused loss of propulsion without any further damage internally. If
> memory serves me correctly the engine was running it's strongest before the
> mishap, and Susan was mopping the track with her competition when it happened
> Do I remember correctly Susan and Brad?