NOS Liquidator Crankshaft & NOS Engine Block Assembly

[RLFollman]

fyi - a couple NOS Liquidator parts were just listed on ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/John-Deere-Liqu ... ff&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/John-Deere-Liqu ... 8e&vxp=mtr

[Sprailfire340]

This should be fun

[TASKY]

This is Dicks Marine in Fox Lake Ill. At least 2 NOS 340/s Motors came out of here and one special Liquid Cooled Pressure Cooker for some Tea Pot Collector. Yeah you know who you are.

[Deerenuts]

Liquidator crankshaft??? Look closely.....buyer beware.

[TASKY]

I just could not sleep if I didnt go up in the rafters in the garage and check. After going through a box of unservicable crank parts several observations I made leave these parts suspect.

Crank Shaft- It is a pork chop crank not a full circle / Number of bearings 5 vs 6 / The center seal is different than the one in my box of parts / If it was a Liquidator crankshaft it would be rusty and unusable.

Crankcase Halves- There are no wooden inserts for the boost ports.

Cylinders- I am proud of this one but I warn you it is a thinker / If you look at the cylinders they are far from square they almost look round.

Cylinder Head- There is only one plug hole per side

Come on guys this is Wildfire stuff all day long.

Goodnight...

[Matt]

Tasky you're killing me. I'm so confused right now. Seriously though, that looks like a regular /22 or /23 crankshaft.

[WinnipegStPaul9]

Oh boy, Oh boy this is going to be soooooo much fun!!!!

DA

[AirborneX4Special]

The real fun would be the ability to utilize the " Have One Sell It Yourself " function on either of these listings.

[Deere Daze]

That is NOT a Dator crankshaft.That crank is for Cyclone,800 etc.

[lwb140]

Looks like a 23 crank to me , aren't the center bearings smaller on a 22 ?

[JoeRainville]

Hi Guys,

Obvously those actions caught a lot our attention, and you all look to be correct. I think Ed it right about it being a 440/22 crank. Here is a pic of a 76 Cyclone Crank freash from Jerome's magic:



As for the empty motor cases, jug, head, and water pump, they look to be well worth the opening bid and should go higher. I think I paid $350 just for an NOS water pump for example. Pretty cool. Had I not just bough a new house, the Triplefire, 78 CC and 82 Snowfire, I would be all over that like a fat kid on a smarty to quote Greg Shubby-Doo. I hope the winner enjoys those treasures, it will be a fun one to watch.

-Joe

PS: Did someone e-mail the seller of the crank to let him know? That will be an interesting exchange.

[RLFollman]

Definitely entertaining discussion. I replied to the seller with a link to this discussion so he can decide for himself or ask questions.

[HoosierDeereMan]

Here is a picture of a Liquidator crankshaft. I found this in a previous post by 80spitfire.

Troy

[Sprailfire340]

JEROME IS A TRUE ARTIST

[82_Liquifire]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/John-Deere-Liqu ... 2ec3f81fbe