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Oldmics
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Dropped my third 312 crank off at my machinest today for evaluation. He told me that a customer had bumped into one of my my ECZ cranks that I had left him for inspection and it had fallen over and broken in two  It had not been inspected. I figure that there are two ways to look at this situation-either call it a loss and dont worry about it since it may have been ultimatly cracked and finally went OR it fell just so exact to do the damange to a good crank and I"m owed something. Wadduya think gang? Oldmics
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oldcarmark
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What did the machinist say?
 
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If it broke in two just by being knocked over it wasn't a very good crank to begin with.
 God Bless.  Tim http://yblockguy.com/
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aussiebill
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oldcarmark (5/23/2011)
What did the machinist say?Usually if crank was cracked leading to it breaking then there should? be telltale shiney/dark areas where break occured? maybe not but at least have a look or get opinion, but was probably weak to break by falling over as tim mentions.
 AussieBill YYYY Forever Y Block YYYY Down Under, Australia
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PF Arcand
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You said the 3rd crank.. what happened to the other one?
Paul
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I’ll agree with Tim in that if the crankshaft broke simply by falling over, it was already a problem in the making. When leaving parts at any machine shop, be sure to mark your parts before "dropping them" off to keep everyone ‘honest’.
  Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)
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The Master Cylinder
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Ted, Is that a pun?? "Before dropping them off". Sorry, 6 in the morning... Ted (5/24/2011)
When leaving parts at any machine shop, be sure to mark your parts before dropping them off to keep everyone ‘honest’.
 "The Master Cylinder"
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Oldmics
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Machinest said " I guess I owe you a crank". My thinking is like Tims in it probably was not a good piece to start with BUT it was left in his care for evaluation. The other one of the two is O.K. and being ground. It is my crank as I knew the markings.I will reinspect both pieces of it for flaws. I think it best to ascertain a value on a replacement crank and just have him knock that amount off my bill. Nice comment about "dropping the crank off"- It cracked me up (pun intended :w00t Thanks for the input. Oldmics
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I think the machinist is being honest about it. Many would just say tough luck and talk about previous damage. Knocking off on the bill would be appropriate. Chuck
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The Master Cylinder
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Oldmics (5/24/2011)
Machinest said " I guess I owe you a crank".
OldmicsAll joking aside, sounds like your machinist is a stand up guy, unfortunately not too many around these days.
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