[TheForge] Mower vs boot scraper

[Andrew Vida]

On 4/7/2012 5:02 PM, Jeff Wilson wrote:
> Check the fly wheel key.  If the key, which is "soft", let the flywheel
> rotate on the shaft the timing is off.

Been there, done that.

But if the crankshaft is bent your seals are going to hell in no time 
flat.  In extreme instances, the bearings get buggered up pretty good as 
well.  Perhaps it is worth messing with if he can find a good crank from 
a junked engine.