More 4KCSQ problems...

[Patrick Austin]

Ok, recap of the symptoms I've been having.  I bought the car 1200 miles
ago, and it has 6000 miles on the motor.  When I got it, it was running
rich, getting bad milage, backfiring sometimes and having hot start issues
but was making pretty good power.  I drove it out to boston from michigan,
and within the last two hundred miles it has developed a SERIOUS problem.
Below 2K there isn't even enough power to rev the motor.  Floor it off idle
in neutral, and it'll take a few seconds to get to 2K RPM.  The problem got
worse, and eventually it wouldn't run below 3K RPM...then it died and
wouldn't even restart.  Until this spring I'm in an apartment w/ no
driveway or garage, so I had it towed to a mechanic (woodings garage in
Allston, MA).

He hasn't had a very close look yet, as he doesn't have a hoist open now,
but he seems to think that the crank pulley is slipping badly or the crank
is otherwise busted.  If it is slipping that badly, he seems to think it
would have trashed the woodruff key and would probably require a new crank
as a result.  Having never seen a crank on a 5-cyl or had that pulley off,
I'm unsure whether he's nuts or whether this is really the case.  Can't you
just replace the woodruff key?  Has anyone ever had this happen?  

It wasn't making horrible noises, but I have noticed a slight wobble in the
pulley down there, so it sounds plausable. Anyone have any input?  Source
of a cheap 5-cyl crank?  Want to buy a used rally car that isn't running
but is otherwise pretty cool?  I don't exactly have a lot of cash lying
around after spending LOTS more than blue book on this car and would love a
cheap solution if the crank really is shot. :(
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						Patrick Austin
						paanta at bu.edu
						(617)782-9115
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