[tcb] Re: Can a collision move the engine?
- From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:07:41 -0700 (PDT)
My experience (and I've had and seen a lot of it) is that the first thing in an
accident to go is the front tranny mount. The second is the nose cone of the
tranny. Unless there is some prior damage or rust rot the chances of the frame
bending in other than a really total wipe out is nil.
--- On Wed, 10/15/08, Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Re: Can a collision move the engine?
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 8:57 AM
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I've seen the entire rear torsion assembly shift after a front end collision,
now the other damage could be caused as a side effect. Things
being what they are the frame rails are probably 1/4 to 1/3 less in strength
than when the left the factory so any collision could cause an accordion
effect. I had a single cab that
one day I tried to jack it up on the frame support rail and it crumpled. As
they say, they don't get better with age.
-----Original Message-----
From: sammie smith
Sent: Oct 14, 2008 9:26 PM
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: Can a collision move the engine?
There ain't no way the tree caused the pulley problem; or any other engine
damage.
--- On Tue, 10/14/08, Denis Dodson <coocoo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Denis Dodson <coocoo@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Can a collision move the engine?
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 5:48 PM
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.
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