FJ80 - Broken crank (1 Viewer)

[zellers]

Just wanted to quickly post the results of post-mortem on my 3F-E:

The missus drove my car while I was away interstate, made it 2 blocks away from home, car stalled, wouldn't start again.

Dragged it home, wrenched for 5 days to no avail. Discovered cranking would turn the accessory pulley but turning the accessory pulley wouldn't turn the flywheel. Searching ih8mud told me that this was impossible and cranks don't usually break. Decided to yank it out and there you go: Broken crank.

If anyone in interested in grabbing the (broken) 3F-E, let me know, otherwise it's going in the bin. I'm putting in a Barra.

Also available is the A440, in working order (but 400k on it). Make me an offer.

Based in Melbourne.

 

[Kernal]

What's a Barra?

 

[zellers]

4 litre inline 6 cylinder engine out of a Ford Falcon (Australia)

Great engines and also dirt cheap in Australia. NA engines go for US$250.

Ford Barra engine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[BILT4ME]

Just wanted to quickly post the results of post-mortem on my 3F-E:

The missus drove my car while I was away interstate, made it 2 blocks away from home, car stalled, wouldn't start again.

Dragged it home, wrenched for 5 days to no avail. Discovered cranking would turn the accessory pulley but turning the accessory pulley wouldn't turn the flywheel. Searching ih8mud told me that this was impossible and cranks don't usually break. Decided to yank it out and there you go: Broken crank.
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If anyone in interested in grabbing the (broken) 3F-E, let me know, otherwise it's going in the bin. I'm putting in a Barra.

Also available is the A440, in working order (but 400k on it). Make me an offer.

Based in Melbourne.

So cranking the engine WOULD turn the accessory pulley, ie: the harmonic balancer? How the hell does THAT work when the crank is broken?

 

[BILT4ME]

Gonna have to gouge on the wife for not taking it out if first gear and revving the piss out if it!

 

[Broski]

4 litre inline 6 cylinder engine out of a Ford Falcon (Australia)

Great engines and also dirt cheap in Australia. NA engines go for US$250.

Ford Barra engine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Sound like a sweet motor , A shame that we did not get them in the good old USA

 

[zellers]

So cranking the engine WOULD turn the accessory pulley, ie: the harmonic balancer? How the hell does THAT work when the crank is broken?

Yes. Probably just enough overlap in that shear line to catch.

 

[nukegoat]

That's awesome