Re: Gale 5hp crankshaft

[bucbob]

Thanks a bunch for all the help guys. I tried all the suggestions, that acid is some smelly stuff, and got down to a shiney surface on the metal surface, but still have six shallow grooves and one rather deep groove in the throw surface. I think it suffered a rather extreme failure when it happened as the end of the rod came out in about eight pieces, the top of one screw is rounded, and the throw lugs are actually scorched from high heat. On top of all this my new rod wouldn’t turn on the throw anyway because there was aluminum melted on the upper and lower edges of the throw that I couldn’t chip off. Shame because the rest of the crank is practically flawless! Not sure what caused the breakdown as this was a parts motor I got with a ’57 Buccaneer 5hp a few years back and just decided to preserve it. So, still looking for a crank. Does a little bit of pitting on the throw or bearing surfaces of a new(used) crank matter, if it isn’t gonna be used that much anyway? Thanks again, Bob