crank shaft

[lugnut123]

Where would be a good place to find a crankshaft kit for an old slant 6. I have one in a hay cutting machine that took a dump. I figured the people on this site would be my best place to ask. Thanks. lug

[41/53dodges]

try vintage power wagons, or napa

[MBF]

Lugnut-where are you located? I have a complete engine that I bought for my pickup, but I decided to rebuild the original engine. I'm in the Hudson Valley of NY state. NAPA may be able to help you, but I think you'd have more luck with a reputable machine shop. Mike

[greg g]

slant6.org classifieds.

[lugnut123]

MB i'm in New Mexico . Along way from NY. Need to find one closer. lug

[Don Coatney]

I am not sure what a "crankshaft kit" is. Are you looking for both main and rod bearings? If so what size? If it were me I would remove the crankshaft and carry it to a good engine machine shop that has capabilities to grind the bearing surfaces. And I would let that shop order the bearings as they will know what size is required after the machine work is completed. In my opinion it is better to buy the bearings to fit the freshly ground crankshaft as opposed to grinding the crankshaft to fit the bearings.

[Jim Gaspard]

I have a cracked B3C 218 ci engine block with original crankshaft still in it. Already sold the head. It was heading to the smelter but I would happily put it on my trailer heading to Ruidoso, NM in August where you're welcome to come get it. Free!

[Dave72dt]

A crankshaft kit would be a reground crank with rod and main brgs. Parts houses can usually supply them.

[Mike@DRH]

I think there was at least three versions of that crankshaft in the Slant 6.

The year is critical because they won't interchange.

[wayfarer]

Since the engine is not in a car/truck proper ID is essential.

Drop the pan and refer to the forging number on the crank, the parts house will likely want to use it for exact interchange.

But the big question is, "what happened"? If you lost oil pressure and now have a chewed up crank then you also have alot of other issues to deal with. A fresh crank will likely suffer the same fate unless the root cause is corrected. You should be worried about having a bunch of junk floating around inside....

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[Plymouthy Adams]

a chewed bearing is cause to tear down anyway..the particles will be distributed throughout the engine and will easily find themselves embedded in other bearing surfaces and possible clogged ports from the crank to the cam etc etc..also the oil pump is going to ingest a bit of this...and just because you sent a block to the machine shop for cam bearing to be put in..does not mean they were aligned right..I discovered this to be true on a /6 I rebuilt years ago and detected it before the build..watch them like a hawk..(most rearward bearing)