<VV> RE: flywheel selection

[Ron]

Very good info, thanks.

RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Campbell" <deltainc at grm.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 10:15 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> RE: flywheel selection


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 8:17 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> RE: flywheel selection
>
>
>> "Solid - said to vibrate and likely to damage (crack) crankshaft"
>>
>> Did anybody ever tell Clark's about this?  They have been selling solid
>> flywheels since 1976 according to their catalog.  Are you saying that
> their
>> solid flywheels vibrate and break cranks?
>>
>> RonH
> ************
> Hi, I put a Clarkes solid in my 66 180 4sp ... it has a very loud " thrum"
> at around 3500 rpm, which for a street car is a bad resonance area ( 60-70
> mph ) .... Small Cars ( Mike Dawson ) in Kansas City played with this a 
> bit
> and reported that it was indeed very likely the solid flywheel that caused
> it.  Especially since there seems to be a GM paper on the problem (g).
>
> I never revved the 180 to 7000 to see if the 2nd harmonic came back in (g)
> ...
>
> Just an anecdotal incidence, but it is very loud and a bit scary.  I guess
> that it being located way back of my .... crotch .... is a good point of 
> the
> rear engine ... (g) ... I put about 10 K miles on that car, didn;t blow 
> the
> clutch .... yet ....
>
> regards, ken campbell, deltawerkes
>
>
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