crankshaft for kioritz

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rocknroll1970
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crankshaft for kioritz

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i have a 440 l/c kioritz motor the crank is frozed up im looking for a crank what i would like to know if there is anouther crank from anouther engine that i can use for it or not feedback would be helpful thanks :bonk:
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Depending how bad it is, it may be salvageable. One of the web site sponsors here may be able to help you.

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If you need to find another one, all 76 thru 78 Liquifire cranks(both 340 and 440) are interchangeable.
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IF yours JUST needs main bearings & seals then it would be probably cheaper to fix yours then you know what you have.. IF you purchase a used crank there is a chance that it still might need rebuilding..

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ICCSF 108 wrote:IF yours JUST needs main bearings & seals then it would be probably cheaper to fix yours then you know what you have.. IF you purchase a used crank there is a chance that it still might need rebuilding..

Kenny
thanks for the feedback does anyone know about how much it is to rebuild one i thought i would cost 3 to 4 hundred bucks i just pick up tthe motor for 20 bucks i should maybe pull crank and clean it up it could be were it has a lot of rust still.
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Bearings, seals, and labor should run less than $300. The needle bearings in the lower rods are unavailable, so they need to be good.

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thanks for the feedback i did get the crank to loosen up i have to get the flywheel off it has a lot of rust what can i do to ge the the rust clean up or can i. i might have to get it rebuild.
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Where is the rust? If it's rusty inside the case, the simple answer is that the crank is junk.

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'10, '11, '12, '13,'14,'15,'16,'17, '18, 19, 20, 21, 22 Vintage Challenge Survivor !
72 400 restored, Father bought new in '71
73 X8 restored
'74 340 green machine
'74 X8 9 time VC finisher
'78 Spitfire in progress
2 '75 340S 1 running, one on deck
'78 LF 440 future CC clone
'73 Skiroule RTX 440, 500 mi.
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