Block with no balance shafts
#1
Rennlist Member
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Block with no balance shafts
I see some people selling engine blocks with the balance shafts removed. I thought this was a no no. I thought I read somewhere that each balance shaft was bored/matched to that particular side of engine and not interchangeable. yes/no?
#3
Three Wheelin'
Covers are numbered to match the block.. put a mismatched set together and you better have a subscription to a newspaper so you can catch the oil leaking on the garage floor..
#5
Yup this happened to me during reassembly of my engine. Was loosely putting the covers on and found the shafts were binding as I started to tighten the housing down. Realized I had the covers on the wrong sides lol.
#6
Rennlist Member
You know I see this ALL the time on E-Bay; (late) balance shaft covers and crank girdles being sold by themselves. I've messaged a few of these sellers to inform them of the error in doing this, but they seem not to care. I do believe you could get away with swapping covers on the years that have the bearing caps separate from the covers though...