Not vintage. Brand new from genuine GM, but for some Pontiac V8 (did I get
that right? Isn't Pontiac = GM?). Talk to Buffalo Enterprises up in Arlington
- he machined it for me. And he's on the vendor list.
>>> Thomas Allen <thomasa@halcyon.com> 09/08/99 02:16PM >>>
Allen
What vintage harmonic balancer did you use?
-Tom Allen
51 3800
At 09:16 AM 9/8/99 -0700, you wrote:
>I've heard old harmonic balancers can let loose when the rubber
deteriorates (kind of like an original fan blade releasing...). Maybe your
harmonic balancer is just plain wore out.?.? Take off the belt, grab the
pulley (to the extent you can) and see if there is excessive play. If so,
time for a new one or reconditioning.
>
>As an aside, when I redid my 261 inline, I installed a Pontiac harmonic
balancer. It was about the same price as reconditioning an original
harmonic balancer, supposedly has better dampening characteristics, looks
good, and has two pulley grooves (in case I want to add power steering or
AC down the road). The Pontiac balancer does require slight machining to
work on the crank (the third grove is cut off and the back side is shaved
back).
>
>Good luck!
>
>Allen in Seattle
>'50 3100
>
>>>> "Joe Clark" <jclark1@utk.edu> 09/08/99 05:58AM >>>
>Two questions for the group:
>Does anyone have a good method for adjusting the mixture on a
>Rochester B carb? I've used a vacuum gauge as the book
>suggests but when I open up the mixture, the vacuum increases
>slightly but then stays the same no matter how far you loosen it
>(21 psi). Where in that range should I stop?
>
>Also, I have a little front-to-rear wobble in my harmonic balancer
>(about 1/4 inch). The radiator is already installed and it's kind of
>hard to get to so I was wondering if I should leave well enough
>alone or take it off and try to re-mount it. The engine times out well
>and runs great otherwise so I don't think the crankshaft is bent.???
>Thanks in advance,
>Joe
>
>Joe Clark
>Southern Appalachian Field Laboratory
>USGS/Biological Resources Division
>Knoxville, Tennessee
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
Tom Allen
Seattle, WA
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