Re: [AMC-list] harmonic ballancer spinning?

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

I think you can get a new balancer from several of the vendors (APD, 
Galvin's, Kennedy American, etc...). Galvin's has them for sure but I'd 
check around for the best deal.

Matt

On 1/27/2010 4:52 PM, tom jennings spouted this sage advice:
> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 02:50, Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > The balancer has an inner and out ring separated by rubber.  One of the
> > rings can slip relative to the other ring.  If your car idles well and the
> > vacuum is near the peak, the fixed timing is probably correct.  The balancer
> > rings have slipped and the balancer needs to be rebuilt or you need to
> > replace it.  The outer ring can actually come off, which might ruin your
> > day.
>
> What Joe says!
>
> You can put the distributor in with any physical orientation you want (most
> of them put the vacc. adv. somewhere inconvenient) as long as #1 fires at
> TDC power stroke. If the rotor is pointing backwards it's OK, as long as the
> wire there is to the right cylinder.
>
> Reminds me I have to buy a new balancer for my new motor. Someone's reproing
> them, $100 I think.
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