"Something in the Orange"
Back in post 51 I alluded to having some trouble with my "new to me" 340 and learned it needed a line hone. Well the machine shop in Conroe tells me that my crankshaft is worn out. I figured it was related to my two attempts at running it after my end cap was jury rigged. Not sure how it got past the shop in Florida though or what would have been so difficult to make the crank work. I made a quick attempt to see if an original crank was out there but in the heat of battle, I just ordered a forged kit with smaller pistons and told them to sleeve the block and get on with it. That was the day my 340 became a 372 due to the 3.58 stroke and 4.070 pistons. I went with a Comp XE275HL flat tappet cam.
the SCAT 1-48005BI kit showed up right away, the cam took quite a bit longer. One of those sourcing casualties at the height of the pandemic they tell me...
Back in post 51 I alluded to having some trouble with my "new to me" 340 and learned it needed a line hone. Well the machine shop in Conroe tells me that my crankshaft is worn out. I figured it was related to my two attempts at running it after my end cap was jury rigged. Not sure how it got past the shop in Florida though or what would have been so difficult to make the crank work. I made a quick attempt to see if an original crank was out there but in the heat of battle, I just ordered a forged kit with smaller pistons and told them to sleeve the block and get on with it. That was the day my 340 became a 372 due to the 3.58 stroke and 4.070 pistons. I went with a Comp XE275HL flat tappet cam.
the SCAT 1-48005BI kit showed up right away, the cam took quite a bit longer. One of those sourcing casualties at the height of the pandemic they tell me...