No punch marks on the crackshaft.

[45 lt80]

Would the rod be at 1:00 when you line the drive gear and counterbalancer. Look at the old crack and has a punch mark on it. This hot rod crack has no punch mark.

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[atvmxr]

my Hotrod crank had a scracth mark on it, which I assumed was to indicated where the dot would be. Thats how I assembled it and seems to be fine, over a year ago... ;)

[45 lt80]

Thank you... atvmxr I do have a scratch on the crack...

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[atvmxr]

no problem, where in west texas are you? I grew up in Vernon and Snyder, went to school at Tech and currently live in the outskirts of houston...

[jon370r]

The mark should be a 12 o'clock top dead center. Pick the gear spline that lines up with the rod when you hang the crank by the rod with your finger. I have gotten several hotrod cranks with on mark on them.

[Aceman]

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Did you figure out what was binding your crank?

[45 lt80]

I haved had time to work on it today.

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[45 lt80]

To all that came to my help thank you.Aceman,Jon 370rv and atvmxr. I'm hoping to work on it tomorrow or Sat.. I will let you know how it turns out..

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