[DeTomaso] Fw: Fw: Fw: Vibration Help

Sat May 5 12:22:58 EDT 2007

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donny Williams" <Donnylee at ccwebster.net>
To: "Will Demelo" <wdemelo at cogeco.ca>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fw: Fw: Vibration Help


> Will-
>
> Be careful here.  That engine should have no noticeable weird vibrations. 
> I would take the clutch and flywheel to a shop and have the entire thing 
> balanced.  I assume you did not have this problem before putting this 
> setup on from what I have read.......   I would hate to see you grenade 
> your bottom end!  Bad things will happen over time if your stretching the 
> legs out on this engine with something apparently so obcenely 
> un-balanced......At best minumum it will wipe out your thrust 
> bearing.......and likely even something more sinnister could result!
>
> I know you probably do not want to deal with it, and wish it to be 
> fine..... I am betting its not..............Take it out and have it 
> checked for balance!   Who sourced this flywheel?
>
>
> Donny
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>
> From: "Will Demelo" <wdemelo at cogeco.ca>
> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 6:33 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Fw: Fw: Vibration Help
>
>
>>I backed off on the motor mount bolts and that seemed to solve the 
>>vibration
>> problem.
>> Is an externally balanced motor vibrate much more than an internally
>> balanced motor? I guess I'm asking if I get the motor internally 
>> balanced,
>> will the car drive smoother?
>> Will (lumpy) D.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "bill gaino" <gaino at earthlink.net>
>> To: "Will Demelo" <wdemelo at cogeco.ca>
>> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 4:50 PM
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fw: Vibration Help
>>
>>
>>> Uh Oh!   You may have a problem with the flywheel install. I ordered a
>>> clutch for 1362..had to send back... bought flywheel and centerforce 
>>> from
>>> Hall.. 800 bucks. teh flywheel will only bolt up one way. See if you can
>>> look or use a dial indicator on the flywheel through to acess hole. See 
>>> if
>>> you can slowly turn the motor and make sure that there is not execceve 
>>> run
>>> out on the cluthe house too. You can use a peice of stick or somthing to
>>> just touch the rotating part...then rotate the crank 90 degrees or so..
>>> .....Bill
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Will Demelo <wdemelo at cogeco.ca>
>>>>Sent: May 4, 2007 2:42 PM
>>>>To: bill gaino <gaino at earthlink.net>
>>>>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fw:  Vibration Help
>>>>
>>>>My car was running fine last year before winter. I removed the ZF and 
>>>>sent
>>>>the car in for paint. I then installed a new clych and flywheel, and
>>>>reinstalled the ZF.
>>>>I also felt the motor mount nuts were tightened against the shoulder of
>>>>the
>>>>bolts and were not tightened against the rubber donuts. So I installed a
>>>>couple more washers and retightened the motor mounts ( real tight).
>>>>Those are the onlt 2 things I did.
>>>>It shakes alot above 2500 rpm. It shakes just revving it in neutral. So
>>>>bad
>>>>that I can barely see out the rear view mirror.
>>>>Will
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>From: "bill gaino" <gaino at earthlink.net>
>>>>To: "Will Demelo" <wdemelo at cogeco.ca>
>>>>Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 11:22 AM
>>>>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fw: Vibration Help
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Will, when did this vibration start? Sorry I missed some or your early
>>>>> posts.  Bill
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>From: Will Demelo <wdemelo at cogeco.ca>
>>>>>>Sent: May 3, 2007 3:33 PM
>>>>>>To: detomaso at realbig.com
>>>>>>Subject: [DeTomaso] Fw:  Vibration Help
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Well, it's not the fouled plugs. Changed them and it's still shaking.
>>>>>>Going to check the engine mounts and restore to the way it was last
>>>>>>year.
>>>>>>Next, I'll remove the ZF again and check the flywheel.
>>>>>>Will
>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>From: JDeRyke at aol.com
>>>>>>To: wdemelo at cogeco.ca ; detomaso at realbig.com
>>>>>>Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 3:05 PM
>>>>>>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Vibration Help
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>In a message dated 4/30/07 2:50:26 PM, wdemelo at cogeco.ca writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>><< I've got a burnt ignition wire (from the header) and perhaps a 
>>>>>>fouled
>>>>>>plug. Could this cause a vibration? >>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Yes- the engine will 'miss'. Running on 7 cylinders even 
>>>>>>intermittently,
>>>>>>any
>>>>>>V-8 will shake. Over- or under-tightened engine mounts will also 
>>>>>>likely
>>>>>>cause
>>>>>>a shake, as will plugged carb jets, excess ignition advance, etc. 
>>>>>>Garage
>>>>>>work
>>>>>>for you this weekend, Will! Good luck- J Deyke
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