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Re: [TR] flywheel lightening ty randall.........

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Subject: Re: [TR] flywheel lightening ty randall.........
From: Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:53:54 -0600
Unless it's significantly out of balance, don't worry about it.  I 
don't think the factory balanced all of that stuff, and the engines 
lasted just fine.  We've run racing engines for years without THAT 
being an issue - of course the bearings don't last long when racing anyway...

- Tony

At 06:39 PM 1/23/2009, Gary Nafziger wrote:
>randall's response gave me great relief when he stated that his tr-3 isn't
>balanced.  I can breathe easier now concerning my tr-6.
>However I was thinking
>that an out of balance flywheel might damage the crank bearings.  wouldn't
>that be hard on them eventually?  Having an unbalanced flywheel basically
>pounding its way each revolution?  That was my concern........
>thanks!
>
>gary
>n.
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