RE: V6 Crank

["KStevenson" <k.st@domain.elided>]

>I removed the last piston today and what do I find?  A 1/4" wide gouge 
>about 1.5" long and about 1/16" deep, centered on the oil feed hole of 
>the 4" rod journal.  The journal and bearing shells otherwise look 
>perfect.   I assume that it wasn't put there by design, and that I need

>a new crank

Yes, that is a normal assumption. However, calm down, "the gouge" is put
there by design. Include me in on wanting to know why the gouge was
designed this way.


Ken Stevenson	Dallas, TX
'95 Alfa Romeo 164LS
'91 Alfa Romeo 164L
'77 Lancia  Montecarlo AR 3.0 project
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