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Re: [oletrucks] Bad Vibes

To: W&D <haist@jps.net>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Bad Vibes
From: Grant Galbraith <trks@javanet.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 23:04:48 -0400
I've looked for thoose X's and didn't find them on the ones I'm using. I have
half a dozen flywheels/clutches and found them on only two.  How did you make
out?

Grant 50 3100

W&D wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> 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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