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It seems to happen a lot. And the builder's got nothing to do with it, nor the brand of crank.
Gilroy's:
Blacktop's:
Flyin'FoxBody's:
Etc, etc.
They all have one thing in common - stock blocks. My stock block cracked in a bunch of places, but I caught it before catastrophic failure happened (and I had a girdle - probably helped keep everything in one place). No more stock 8.2" deck blocks for me.
Gilroy's:

Blacktop's:

Flyin'FoxBody's:

Etc, etc.
They all have one thing in common - stock blocks. My stock block cracked in a bunch of places, but I caught it before catastrophic failure happened (and I had a girdle - probably helped keep everything in one place). No more stock 8.2" deck blocks for me.