<VV> flywheel vibration?

[CorvairEd at aol.com]

Steve,
The lose flywheel can cause this type of vibration.  With time  the lose 
parts of the flywheel with the pressure plate attached will go off  center and 
vibrate, which will only get worse if not fixed.  I recommend  you don't run the 
engine any more than you have to.  This situation can  damage the crank shaft 
and will break starter nose cones.  

Ed Corson  (CORSA member)
Inland Empire Corvair Club


 
In a message dated 5/8/2007 6:07:42 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
alohaz at ca.rr.com writes:

My '62  Spyder has had the typical flywheel "rattle" since I bought it a year 
or so  ago. (It has rarely been driven while undergoing restoration.)  I have 
 ordered a Dale bolted flywheel and am making preparations to drop the  
drivetrain to fix that problem.  However, in the past month or two, the  engine has 
developed a vibration that first becomes noticeable around  2500-3000 RPMs.  
Could this be caused by the flywheel, or should I be  planning on doing some 
other work while the engine is out?  Is there a  way to diagnose the source of 
the vibration?

Thanks in  advance,
Steve Brennan






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