I have to say "Ditto" to this as well. I found out that Von's had to
completely rebuild mine because of too much vibration. They did not
balance as a unit; they balanced each one individually (crank, flywheel,
etc). They tore it down and re-balanced from the damper to the flywheel
and everything in between.
My saving grace was that I did not have the new style harmonic damper that
may have masked the problem to where it was unrecognizable without
sophisticated equipment. They did test to see if the damper would help
before rebuilding, but they were unable to convince themselves that it was
ok after the seed was planted.
Olin Brimberry
Raleigh, NC
62 BT7
"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved
body, but rather to slide in sideways totally worn out, shouting '...holy
s**t...What a ride!"
In memory of HOYO
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 21:29:11 -0500
From: "Chris Masucci" <sooch@houston.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Engine Rebuild
I would have to agree with everything in the replies so far, but THIS one
thing will make more power and smoothness than you thought possible in a
big
Healey. A fine balance job, regardless of cost, is the most important
machine work you can do with any engine. Bring the entire assembly and
have
it balanced together...crank, rods, pistons, pins, clips, rings, bearings,
flywheel, damper and all related fasteners. Insist on balancing them
together. You won't regret it.
Cheers,
Chris
BJ8
> Be sure to have all of your engine components (crank, rods, pistons)
> all shop-balanced individually before assembly (makes the engine run
> MUCH smoother).Best Regards,
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