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From: Grant Galbraith <trks@javanet.com>
To: oletrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 5:34 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] Bad Vibes
>Have over 1K on my just restored truck now. It has a rebuilt 235 and I
>kept the R's down for the break in. I started running them up higher
>between shifts to check out the performance with the cam I used and
>noticed a vibration directly propionate to engine speed, in all gears. I
>now wonder if the flywheel/clutch assy should of been balanced. It's a
>resurfaced 11 inch flywheel of unknown origin-came off a spare 235 also
>of unknown origin. Would that have to be balanced together with the
>crank? I can't think what else it might be. Any ideas would be
>appreciated.
>
>
Hi Grant,
I just dealt with this in one of my trucks... According to the manual, both
the flywheel and the clutch are balanced. Each is stamped with an "X" and
the "X"s are to matched up when assembled. You might check it out. Good
luck.
wsh
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