crankshaft

[Bt Doctur]

Brand new rebuilt motor(approx 25 hrs), new crankshaft .customer reports a noise, crank is broken between #1 main bearing and #1 rod journal.Pics to follow.Motor did run with this crack,but dont ask me how.

[Bt Doctur]

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http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g219/BtDoctur/IMG_1618.jpg
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[mrfixit]

WOW!!! THAT IS CRAZY To see one cracked like that is one think but to hear that it still ran..... that just blows my mind.