The crank SNAPPED.it a '91 lx 5.0 . I cant really tell the damage yet to any great detail. Does anyone out there know what this is gonna cost me and what ill need? What could be involved? BEST and WORST case

Steve
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Best case, you need to rebuild, worst case, you need to rebuild. Now is the the time to upgrade. If you crank broke, you have some other serious issues that will need to be addressed.

 

Welcome, sorry to hear that. I'd have to agree with TwoTone, you need to rebuild. You should consider upgrading.

 

What other serious issues could i have? i want to upgrade so that is good. Do i need the whole rotating assembally or just a new crank? what about ballancing problems?
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Welcome to the forums!

 

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Could the block be cracked?
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This can be a tricky issue, I had a friend who broke a rod and found out later that some light bowl work in the porting of the heads had found a casting imperfection. The car ran great for a month and then went to pieces on startup. The coolant pressure in the intake port had finally pushed through the weak area in the intake port and spewed coolant into the chamber. Liquid does not compress so a bent pushrod, broken camshaft, and snapped rod occurred. In a situation like yours, vigilant inspection is of utmost importance to find the CAUSE of the failure in order to prevent further problems.

 

Welcome to the forums, and sorry to hear that, you definitely need to inspect everything, and possibly start over with a new block.