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Quoting Mike Pittinaro <mechimike@xxxxxxxxx>:

> My '67 just broke its camshaft.  I thought _that_ was
> unusual...but its cast.  The forged steel crank in
> '67's are all but indestructible.  How it managed to
> break is beyond my comprehension, unless something was
> way out of balance, the engine was revved hard, no
> oil, or perhaps (if the car was a low-mileage model)
> it could have been a birth defect.
> 

Even with no ol, I think the bearings will give way beyond the crank.  A bad 
harmonic balancer would be the only cause I can think of (in addition to the 
birth defect).  D^2



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