Joe, > The old wives tale is that laying a crank on its side will cause it to bow > because of the weight of the counter weights. In a car it is supported by > all the mains.
I know. I've heard it for years. > Out of the block on its side, it is supported only on the ends (because > the weights don't bottom out) which will allow it to sag. So goes the > theory anyway. But having dealt with dozens of new GM, Ford, and MOPAR cranks at the speed shop, and seeing how they were packed in their respective cardboard shipping boxes and laying on their side on the counterweights, and never finding one that was bent after having it checked in our machine shop, it's time for that old wife's tale to die a horrible death. Milton Schick 1964 442 Cutlass [EMAIL PROTECTED]
