Guest bigdaisy19k Posted October 29, 2007 Report Posted October 29, 2007 Well I haven't yet pull the motor apart, but I thought I'd question the likelyhood of a hardened crank in my 237 dodge...it's a 48 or 49 FA I just was wondering if anybody else had an FA and knew the answer on this one. Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted October 29, 2007 Report Posted October 29, 2007 All cranks are supposed to be hardened. The only one I've ever run across that wasn't is the one that came in my first wife's 83 Plymouth when new. After about 300 miles the rods started knocking due to the crank missing the hardening process. Quote
Guest bigdaisy19k Posted October 29, 2007 Report Posted October 29, 2007 Weird. I was reading that article about the 51 desoto suburban where the guy switched out his 251 car crank for a 265 truck crank because it was hardened....I dunno...maybe I'll just swap in a 265 crank too....I wonder what the rod length trade off is though? Quote
Norm's Coupe Posted October 29, 2007 Report Posted October 29, 2007 Maybe the guy got the wrong info. Or, he just did it to get the larger crank for more power. At any rate, I can't help with the last question. Someone else will have to chime in on that one. Quote
Guest bigdaisy19k Posted November 1, 2007 Report Posted November 1, 2007 well the only reason I'm shaking the tree is because I'd like to pull the FA 237 and build some power with it. Just to shove it into a 48 Kaiser.....if I can get the Kaiser.... Otherwise I may just keep the engine on hand....the FA has really gone down in shape in the last few years (sitting on my uncles land) and I don't think it can be salvaged as a whole.... Quote
Don Coatney Posted November 1, 2007 Report Posted November 1, 2007 well the only reason I'm shaking the tree is because I'd like to pull the FA 237 and build some power with it. Just to shove it into a 48 Kaiser.....if I can get the Kaiser....Otherwise I may just keep the engine on hand....the FA has really gone down in shape in the last few years (sitting on my uncles land) and I don't think it can be salvaged as a whole.... Is there something wrong with the Kaiser Continental engine? There are all kinds of speed parts available for the Continental engine including a factory installed supercharger. Pretty neat setup with a boxed carburetor and an on demand boost system. Where are you located? I have a friend who has a couple of Kaisers. Quote
Merle Coggins Posted November 1, 2007 Report Posted November 1, 2007 That reminds me of a conversation I had with the machine shop guy that did my engine block. He was telling me about the fact that Continental and Chrylser flatheads were so similar that he would often use Chrysler pistons in the Conti's because they were easier to get and often times less expensive. Merle Quote
Guest bigdaisy19k Posted November 1, 2007 Report Posted November 1, 2007 honestly your the first person I heard use the words speed parts and conti engine at the same time. I really had no idea that there was anywhere to go with the Kaiser powerplant. I'm in Nebraska just southwest of Kearney. Quote
Don Coatney Posted November 1, 2007 Report Posted November 1, 2007 honestly your the first person I heard use the words speed parts and conti engine at the same time. I really had no idea that there was anywhere to go with the Kaiser powerplant. I'm in Nebraska just southwest of Kearney. Follow these links for some good Kiser information. http://forum.olskoolrodz.com/showthread.php?t=34105 http://forum.olskoolrodz.com/showthread.php?t=34738 http://forum.olskoolrodz.com/showthread.php?t=35254 Quote
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