[Tigers] flywheel surprise

[Owain Lloyd]

it may have been, but if the engine was built up from scratch they
could have used a cam with any firing order (i think there were 3
different stock ford configurations) and still used either style
crankshaft.

On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 10:07 PM, Bob Dixon <bobdixon at frii.com> wrote:
> I'm just guessing, but I'm wondering if the flywheel change was at the same
> time as the firing order change for small block Fords?
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Owain Lloyd" <owain.lloyd at gmail.com>
> To: "Tiger's Den" <tigers at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 2:58 PM
> Subject: [Tigers] flywheel surprise
>
>
>> i do apologize for the recent flood of incompetent questions!  one day
>> i promise to buy you all a beer....
>>
>> i just checked my old flywheel and it turns out to be the 50oz" type
>> from '82.  my engine is a '72 mexico block 302.
>>
>> now either the PO had the wrong flywheel (i was suffering from
>> vibrations!) or the engine has been rebuilt with a crank and balancer
>> for the later 50oz" imbalance.  fortunately i was able to stop my
>> order for a 28oz" from summit before it shipped.
>>
>> the question is how can i tell what is the correct one to replace it
>> with?  is it possible that the wrong flywheel was fitted or would that
>> just shake the engine to bits over 2000rpm?
>> my only idea is to pull the oil pan and try to identify the crank
>> which may be hard if its an aftermarket crank.