Wrecked 400?
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5th Wheeling
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Wrecked 400?
I've come across a 400 motor for pretty cheap, but the guy said it came out of a wrecked car and it looks like the pulley is bent from where it hit something. What are the chances that the crank is bad? I can spin the crank by hand, so that's a good sign right? Even if the block is trashed or something else is wrong, i really only want the crank and pistons.
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It is possible to destroy the engine in a wreck but it is also very easy for the pulley to get bent up either from a collision or more likely from man handling the engine during removal at the salvage yard. Have you ever seen the removal technique where using a wrecker the front of the car is lifted off of the ground by the engine and then a torch is used to cut everything until the car falls off of the engine? This method of removal can sometimes damage sensitive components.
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