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LarryM 11-26-2012 16:17:52 76.208.70.247 Report to Moderator	I posted this in the Farmall section but maybe there is someone in here who is not there who has some experience. I bought a 450 recently that was putting water in the engine. It has an M&W crankshaft and a 4.25" bore. The head was cracked so I put a different one on. I got it running and it runs good however it seems to vibrtate more than I expected it to. I only checked the number one rod bearing and it looked really good. I was wondering if anyone has been around these enough to answer my question. Do the M&W crankshafts tend to vibrate more than the original C-281 crankshafts? It vibrates more like a C-264 unbalanced crankshaft. The rod bearing was dated 9/75. I plan on looking at all the bearings to see how they look. I hope the crank is not broken. [Reply]   [No Email]
LCB 11-27-2012 09:21:06 67.142.167.27 Report to Moderator	Re: Farmall C-281 with MW Crankshaft in reply to LarryM, 11-26-2012 16:17:52   Check your rear main cap.They can crack and then break.That will cause a virbaton.   [Reply]  [No Email]
unstylish 11-26-2012 19:28:45 198.228.228.156 Report to Moderator	Re: Farmall C-281 with MW Crankshaft in reply to LarryM, 11-26-2012 16:17:52   Mw cranks were cast, not forged. They were prone to breakage. I believe they were also unbalanced. Is say if it was broken anywhere, it would be the rear rod journal, because the power from the other three run thru it   [Reply]  [No Email]
LarryM 11-26-2012 20:35:50 76.208.70.247 Report to Moderator	Re: Farmall C-281 with MW Crankshaft in reply to unstylish, 11-26-2012 19:28:45   I guess my followup question would be if the crank is good could it be balanced?   [Reply]  [No Email]
unstylish 11-27-2012 04:28:21 198.228.228.148 Report to Moderator	Re: Farmall C-281 with MW Crankshaft in reply to LarryM, 11-26-2012 20:35:50   Oh yeah, but do it all clutch flywheel rods pistons etc   [Reply]  [No Email]