Might want to PM Frenchtown flier here on this BB.
I have heard of stock Ford 300 cranks are kinda weak & like to break.
I never heard of the 200's or 250's having there cranks break, but the 300's ,,,yes I hear they break.
I heard a guy build a 300 for a baja type race,crank broke,but it keeped running,,poorly,but ran.
At my old job,we had a 1991 Ford F-150 w/a 300 auto,70,000 miles(well taken care of),regular oil changes,broke a crank & spit out a rod out the side of the oil pan.
A co-worker was driving the truck to Oakland Ca,going 65-70 cruise & bammmm!! no go no more.
It was a mess.
MBHD
