Re: Bad motor

From: Jarrid Gross (Yorba Linda, CA) (GROSS(at)unit.com)
Date: Wed Oct 22 1997 - 15:14:00 CDT


John Souder wrote,

>I had the exact problem years ago with my Morris Minor. 3 bearing crank
>that cracked between the final main and the output shaft. Hell of a
>noise. I actually drove it home.
>I believe the problem stemmed (apart from my merciless driving) from
>the fact that the previous owner had run the engine on 2 or 3 cylinders
>for a long time (valves shot/ needed to get to the store etc).
>I may have a series 4 crank - need to look. Are they the same? Where
>are you located?
>
>John

Any Rootes 3 main crank labled "EN16" will fit the bill.

Jarrid Gross



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