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WD45 met it's match

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Topic: WD45 met it's match
Posted By: Lon(MN)
Subject: WD45 met it's match
Date Posted: 22 May 2017 at 8:30pm
Got one in the shop with a broken crankshaft. Broke between number one main and number one rod.



Replies:
Posted By: Dave(inMA)
Date Posted: 22 May 2017 at 8:36pm
Whew! Is there a story about how this happened?

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WC, CA, D14, WD45


Posted By: MACK
Date Posted: 22 May 2017 at 9:05pm
Crank has been reground with out a radius ground in?


Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 22 May 2017 at 10:19pm
In the arm? My 45 cracked in front main near rear edge.Grinder said that's where most crack.Too much timing can hurry this along.That knock you hear when pulled too low too hard....


Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 23 May 2017 at 9:19am
What were you doing that you weren't supposed to be......... I wanna hear the story also Lon!


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19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17


Posted By: Lon(MN)
Date Posted: 25 May 2017 at 5:15am
It's a customer tractor. Was using it with a nine blade mower. He had it at a show years ago and it was tested at 54 hp.
The crank had the radius. Going to detune the engine a little as it is going to the field again.



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