JAP63
E III Recaro Pilot
Ok, so ive been reading up on the infamous crankwalk and ive got a question.
How many positive cases, and i mean Positive cases of crankwalk have been identified with local motors?, and i dont mean eclipses and talons.
Im getting sick of hearing about crankwalk and i hate being at the mercy of the misinformed interent babbler, one who runs their mout at the first chance from something the read from somewhere, im asking for real and definite cases of local crankwalk that was 100% diagnosed as crankwalk.
Ps-Im sick of hearing regurgitated stories of american/dsm crankwalk, but here is some interesting cases and possibly reasons that could lead us aus owners to be a little more relaxed.
Due to a American safety standards quirk, DSMs had a clutch ignition lock. i.e. you had to clutch-in in order to start the car. If the fundamental cause of crank walk that most people subscribe to is correct (oil starvation at the crank bearings) then doing this (cranking the engine with clutch in before the engine is properly oiled) is a very bad thing. That's the only significant difference AFAIK between the DSM engine and rest-of-the-world cars. I suspect that's the reason why DSMs had so many more problems with crankwalk than everyone else.
The crankwalk problem is not related to the design of the 7-bolt it was due to incorrectly machined cranks on engines manufactured in Illinois. That's why barely any 98-99 2G's suffered from crankwalk as each crank on a 2G has it's own serial number. When you consider how many 7-bolt 2G's were sold, the problem isn't near as widespread as some suggest.
Jamie
How many positive cases, and i mean Positive cases of crankwalk have been identified with local motors?, and i dont mean eclipses and talons.
Im getting sick of hearing about crankwalk and i hate being at the mercy of the misinformed interent babbler, one who runs their mout at the first chance from something the read from somewhere, im asking for real and definite cases of local crankwalk that was 100% diagnosed as crankwalk.
Ps-Im sick of hearing regurgitated stories of american/dsm crankwalk, but here is some interesting cases and possibly reasons that could lead us aus owners to be a little more relaxed.
Due to a American safety standards quirk, DSMs had a clutch ignition lock. i.e. you had to clutch-in in order to start the car. If the fundamental cause of crank walk that most people subscribe to is correct (oil starvation at the crank bearings) then doing this (cranking the engine with clutch in before the engine is properly oiled) is a very bad thing. That's the only significant difference AFAIK between the DSM engine and rest-of-the-world cars. I suspect that's the reason why DSMs had so many more problems with crankwalk than everyone else.
The crankwalk problem is not related to the design of the 7-bolt it was due to incorrectly machined cranks on engines manufactured in Illinois. That's why barely any 98-99 2G's suffered from crankwalk as each crank on a 2G has it's own serial number. When you consider how many 7-bolt 2G's were sold, the problem isn't near as widespread as some suggest.
Jamie
