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Full Force
11-08-2006, 12:00 AM
I pulled my engine from bessy 2 weeks ago,it was always pretty lean up top this season and could never figure out why,I also could not give it timing at all,it would only run decent at 0 degrees or lower intitial,I got it to run ok and figured I would be nice until winter,I beat on it the last day out and did this!
I found after removing the heads toi see if there was more damage and there is not,I did however find the balancer spun about 1 1/2 inches!! That explains the timing thing,I will have a better balancer on the new engine.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e41/86lxmustang/120_3570-1.jpg
THRILLSEEKER
11-08-2006, 12:06 AM
what do the valves look like?
Bomar76
11-08-2006, 12:10 AM
Anytime you are having wonky timing issues like that, suspect a slipped harmonic balancer immediately....

and ....
Better have a harmonic balancer installation tool to put the new one one. Hammering it onto the crank will cause no end of misery later....
Full Force
11-08-2006, 12:12 AM
what do the valves look like?

Fine,thank god,I just got the dart heads in the spring,I am glad I did not really beat on the boat the last half of summer,now I also know why it was so slow.
Full Force
11-08-2006, 12:14 AM
Anytime you are having wonky timing issues like that, suspect a slipped harmonic balancer immediately....

and ....
Better have a harmonic balancer installation tool to put the new one one. Hammering it onto the crank will cause no end of misery later....

I know small block fords are known for the balancer slipping like that,I did not know chevy had the same issues,I totally overlooked that being the problem!!

I have the tool.
J-Bonz
11-08-2006, 03:41 PM
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrh