Date:         Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:01:28 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Engine Balancing
Comments: To: RAlanen@AOL.COM
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I know that I am often one of the people trying to get in the last word
on a subject but I wanted to get this statement in to keep it with this
link in the archives.
Engine balancing is something that is done to give longer engine life.
The function of balancing an engine does not give your engine super racer
qualities.
It is simply performed to extend engine life of engine bearings and
reduce minute vibration in the engine under normal operating conditions
and the routine RPM ranges that your engine was designed to operate.
If you are misled by racers, rebuilders or anybody else that balancing
allows you to routinely run your engine harder and at higher RPMs you are
still risking your engine anytime you exceed the normal RPM ranges for
your engine.
You can ask yourself these questions:
Is my oil pump designed to provide the additional lubrication to run at
higher RPMs?
Are my bearings and crank properly fitted to get enough lubrication to
run higher RPMs?
Are my rings fitted to run at the higher RPMs?
Are my cylinder walls getting enough lubrication at higher RPMs?
Have I got a camshaft that will operate properly at higher RPMs?
Are my valve springs designed to run at higher RPMs?
Do I have enough engine cooling to run my engine at higher RPMs?
Is my engine oil temperature staying in normal ranges at higher RPMs?
If you treat your engine like a high performance engine simply because
you have it balanced and a mild camshaft you are going to shorten your
engine life.
Balancing builds a better engine, that is all.

Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia

On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 05:42:33 EDT Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> writes:
> In a message dated 10/24/2002 11:05:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>
>
> > Re: Engine Balancing
>
>        Yeseree !  Absolutely !  My new Boston Bob Big Valve engine
> has been
> completely balanced including the clutch.  Engine is going in today
> or
> tomorrow.  Should be running by Sunday.  Spent ALL day yesterday
> installing
> new coolant hoses everywhere.  Dirty job stringing those heater
> hoses front
> to back but it's done and today I will be tidying up, shooting Krown
>
> rustproofing in all the nooks and crannys, hooking up Ken Lewis's
> Oxy sensor
> readout and late today or tomorrow morning the engine will go in.
> I'm sure
> looking forward to hear it start up and taking it for its initial
> run around
> town !
>
> Cheers
>
> Frank Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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>
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> & Associates</A> or http://frankcondelli.com
>
>
>
>

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