I've started the leg work on looking for a replacement engine and one of the
responses says a balanced rebuild is much better than one that isn't.

Feedback?

Also, same guy says that Harmonic Balancers go out and should be replaced
when the engine is rebuilt.

Feedback?


Thanks,

Billo

 

William Oliveri did pass the time by typing:
> I've started the leg work on looking for a replacement engine and one of the
> responses says a balanced rebuild is much better than one that isn't.
>
> Feedback?

Any quality rebuild should be balanced.

> Also, same guy says that Harmonic Balancers go out and should be replaced
> when the engine is rebuilt.
>
> Feedback?

heh. Harmonic Balancers can go out, but maby after 200,000 or so miles.
All depends on the rubber damper. Generally when you rebuild the engine
has enough miles on it that a small effort and cost up front will be easier
than buggering with the ballancer later.

--
DougW

 

William Oliveri did pass the time by typing:
> I've started the leg work on looking for a replacement engine and one of the
> responses says a balanced rebuild is much better than one that isn't.
>
> Feedback?

Any quality rebuild should be balanced.

> Also, same guy says that Harmonic Balancers go out and should be replaced
> when the engine is rebuilt.
>
> Feedback?

heh. Harmonic Balancers can go out, but maby after 200,000 or so miles.
All depends on the rubber damper. Generally when you rebuild the engine
has enough miles on it that a small effort and cost up front will be easier
than buggering with the ballancer later.

--
DougW

 

William Oliveri did pass the time by typing:
> I've started the leg work on looking for a replacement engine and one of the
> responses says a balanced rebuild is much better than one that isn't.
>
> Feedback?

Any quality rebuild should be balanced.

> Also, same guy says that Harmonic Balancers go out and should be replaced
> when the engine is rebuilt.
>
> Feedback?

heh. Harmonic Balancers can go out, but maby after 200,000 or so miles.
All depends on the rubber damper. Generally when you rebuild the engine
has enough miles on it that a small effort and cost up front will be easier
than buggering with the ballancer later.

--
DougW

 

Corrct on both counts. Your engine has a questionable past, i would replace
the damper if the rubber looks funny in any way.
Keep us posted on your engine search findings, I may be replacing the same
engine for a friend this summer.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

 

Corrct on both counts. Your engine has a questionable past, i would replace
the damper if the rubber looks funny in any way.
Keep us posted on your engine search findings, I may be replacing the same
engine for a friend this summer.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

 

Corrct on both counts. Your engine has a questionable past, i would replace
the damper if the rubber looks funny in any way.
Keep us posted on your engine search findings, I may be replacing the same
engine for a friend this summer.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

 

"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:c20e2t$1nolb9$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> I've started the leg work on looking for a replacement engine and one of
the
> responses says a balanced rebuild is much better than one that isn't.
>
> Feedback?
>
> Also, same guy says that Harmonic Balancers go out and should be replaced
> when the engine is rebuilt.
>
> Feedback?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Billo
>
>

Balancing isn't _necessary_ for a stock engine rebuild as long as good
quality OEM or aftermarket parts are used. If you change the weight of any
of the engine components (lighter pistons, heavier rods, etc.) then
balancing becomes necessary. It definitely won't hurt to have the engine
balanced, and it has its benefits. It can increase bearing, clutch and
timing chain life, and obviously make the engine run with less vibration. If
you do have it done, bring them your flywheel as well. They will do the
whole rotating assembly.

On the balancer issue, the functioning piece of a balancer is the rubber
ring between the inner and outer hubs. The flexibility of the rubber is what
makes the thing work. Yours is what, 25 years old now? That rubber probably
isn't very flexible anymore. In fact, find something that is made of rubber
and it 25 years old, and see what condition it is in. Now add to the fact
that this piece has been heated and cooled how many times? And how many
different oils, gases, paints, solvents, etc. has it been exposed to over
time? Also the rubber can start to lose its bond to the two metal pieces and
lose its effectiveness as well.

Chris

 

"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:c20e2t$1nolb9$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> I've started the leg work on looking for a replacement engine and one of
the
> responses says a balanced rebuild is much better than one that isn't.
>
> Feedback?
>
> Also, same guy says that Harmonic Balancers go out and should be replaced
> when the engine is rebuilt.
>
> Feedback?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Billo
>
>

Balancing isn't _necessary_ for a stock engine rebuild as long as good
quality OEM or aftermarket parts are used. If you change the weight of any
of the engine components (lighter pistons, heavier rods, etc.) then
balancing becomes necessary. It definitely won't hurt to have the engine
balanced, and it has its benefits. It can increase bearing, clutch and
timing chain life, and obviously make the engine run with less vibration. If
you do have it done, bring them your flywheel as well. They will do the
whole rotating assembly.

On the balancer issue, the functioning piece of a balancer is the rubber
ring between the inner and outer hubs. The flexibility of the rubber is what
makes the thing work. Yours is what, 25 years old now? That rubber probably
isn't very flexible anymore. In fact, find something that is made of rubber
and it 25 years old, and see what condition it is in. Now add to the fact
that this piece has been heated and cooled how many times? And how many
different oils, gases, paints, solvents, etc. has it been exposed to over
time? Also the rubber can start to lose its bond to the two metal pieces and
lose its effectiveness as well.

Chris

 

"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:c20e2t$1nolb9$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> I've started the leg work on looking for a replacement engine and one of
the
> responses says a balanced rebuild is much better than one that isn't.
>
> Feedback?
>
> Also, same guy says that Harmonic Balancers go out and should be replaced
> when the engine is rebuilt.
>
> Feedback?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Billo
>
>

Balancing isn't _necessary_ for a stock engine rebuild as long as good
quality OEM or aftermarket parts are used. If you change the weight of any
of the engine components (lighter pistons, heavier rods, etc.) then
balancing becomes necessary. It definitely won't hurt to have the engine
balanced, and it has its benefits. It can increase bearing, clutch and
timing chain life, and obviously make the engine run with less vibration. If
you do have it done, bring them your flywheel as well. They will do the
whole rotating assembly.

On the balancer issue, the functioning piece of a balancer is the rubber
ring between the inner and outer hubs. The flexibility of the rubber is what
makes the thing work. Yours is what, 25 years old now? That rubber probably
isn't very flexible anymore. In fact, find something that is made of rubber
and it 25 years old, and see what condition it is in. Now add to the fact
that this piece has been heated and cooled how many times? And how many
different oils, gases, paints, solvents, etc. has it been exposed to over
time? Also the rubber can start to lose its bond to the two metal pieces and
lose its effectiveness as well.

Chris