I have done absolutely zero work of maintenance on
Murray's mechanicals since the tree kissing. When ever I did start him to move
him a few yards while doing the body work, there was a banging noise that I
thought was the tailpipe banging against the body metal. When Chuck and I were
replacing the electronic points with real points, I noticed that the crank
pulley nut was loose. It took a few turns. I also had to push the cooling tin
away from the pulley. When I started the engine with Chuck looking at the engine
we found that the pulley is way wobbly.
There was no problem before the crash. I say that I
was going, maybe, 15 MPH when I hit the tree, because I can't think that I was
going much faster, maybe I was.
The question is, would a front collision cause the
engine to move forward, maybe 1/4-1/2 inch? How hard would I have to smack to
cause the engine to go forward far enough to bend the pulley?
Let's all make a wish that the crank wasn't
damaged. I'll know tomorrow, maybe.
