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#57086 02/27/2006 5:32 AM | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,554 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,554 | Can anyone tell me if new or nos harmonic balancer(dampner) is available for a 1954 261 engine. Do any other dampners interchange with mine ?
Thanks,Tim
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#57087 02/27/2006 8:35 PM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,320 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,320 | What width belt would you like to run?
1954 was the last year to used the high mount water pump with a small pulley. The balancer also has a smaller pulley than 1955 and later.
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#57088 02/28/2006 2:03 AM | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,554 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,554 | I think i will stick with the wide belt 5/8".
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#57089 02/28/2006 2:12 AM | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 | New balancers aree not made for the 216/235/261 engine. You can have one rebuilt by Damper Doctor, but it ain't cheap. Another option is to adapt a small block balancer, but it takes some know-how to get the correct pulley setup and revise the timing marks to work properly.
Fred
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#57090 02/28/2006 4:28 AM | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,554 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,554 | I am not interested in the small block balancer. How can you check a balancer and know for sure if it is needing attention ? I am rebuilding this engine and do not want to take any short cuts. I think i will get some prices from doctor dampner, maybe they can check it.
pre '68 dave - do you have what i am looking for ?
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#57091 02/28/2006 5:12 PM | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 | It's my opinion that "Dale's Damper" ,find him online,does a better job,less money,faster turnaround.Dale will talk about original specs,durometer rubber readings and all that technical crap if ya like.
A small block damper will sorta bolt on if ya can deal with the pulley situation.But it's "tuning" is well beyond the rpm range of most old 6's
Any 50 year old used damper is well beyond it's lifespan,the rubber gets hard or oil soaked and doesn't do it's job any longer.No big deal for seldom driven low speed engine.But for engines built up turning higer rpm's,well,why spend $$$ on a buld up only to bolt some stone age damper on the front?
Lots of mysterious things can happen from an old damper,premature bearing wear,crankshaft cracks,loose flywheels. | | |
#57092 02/28/2006 8:53 PM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,320 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,320 | A 1941-52 235 balancer is the same. At this time I am out of this balancer.
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