[Shotimes] Wobbly Harmonic Balancer

[Carl Prochilo]

For those that don't follow topica, the failed part turns out to be an ASP
UDP.  Apparently not even the later vintage part is immune to failure.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Fri, March 18, 2005 2:51 pm, George Fourchy said:
> On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:37:17 -0500, Carl Prochilo wrote:
>
>>So George wins.  I knew something was up when I felt metal shavings in my
>> hand.
>
> I don't know about winning, but I'm glad my logic still works.  That's
> what helps
> make them last so long for me...outthinking and outwitting the potential
> failures.
>>
>>On the topic of crank cancer, I can see better from my example and the
>> service manual how it would be very difficult to see (versus hear) at
>> least initially.  ....snipped....  I suspect the crankshaft timing gear
>> is somewhat independent of the harmonic damper.
>
> Definitely correct.  The two form a sandwich, with the belt retaining
> plate/washer
> being in the middle.  This is probably the weakest point in the engine,
> because
> there is no way to REALLY insure torque is satisfactory on that one single
> bolt.
> All the other things.....oil and rods....are driver dependent....don't lug
> it, and
> the bearings will survive.  This bolt and its ramifications are pretty
> much luck and
> ouija boards.
>
> George
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