[DeTomaso] Harmonic Balancer

[Julian Kift]

Someone can correct me here, but I'm not sure that is necessarily proof your old balancer is bad, escpecially if the new Romac is a generic application unit. Timing marks are arbitrary to align to a pointer which is not necessarily the same on all models. Some aftermarket balancers actually carry 2 or 3 sets of timing marks for multiple applications. The true test is to set #1 piston at TDC and check the '0' timing mark aligns with the pointer.
 
Julian

 

> Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:39:59 -0700
> From: fisher95020 at gmail.com
> To: seanmundy at hotmail.com
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Harmonic Balancer
> 
> Very insightful. Thanks for posting the pic.
> 
> David
> On Oct 26, 2012 10:13 AM, "sean mundy" <seanmundy at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> > Making progress on my new engine build and time came to install the new
> > balancer.
> > I removed the stock balancer from my old engine and compared it to the new
> > Romac balancer
> > by stacking them up together with the keyways aligned.
> > Remember all the times Jack has said don't trust the timing marks on your
> > stock balancer?
> > Here's proof my stock balancer outer ring had rotated significantly.
> > Lesson learned!
> > It's no wonder a dummy like me had such a big problem timing the old
> > engine!
> >
> > http://poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=38388
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