<VV> Fwd: Harmonic Balancer / Solid Pulley on 140

[HallGrenn at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/13/2011 12:38:01 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
rodneyspooner at corvairgarage.com writes:

...but  someone somewhere said something that made sense to
me...harmonic balancers  weren't necessary on Powerglides. The torque
converters did essentially the  same sort of job.

Otherwise, the harmonic balancer is  recommended.

Vairy truly yours,
Rodney Spooner
Riverside, CA  92501





Rodney,
 
GM put the harmonic balancers on the PG versions of the higher horsepower  
engines for the same reasons they put them on the manual transmissions.   
I've heard your point before, and I'm sure someone else can provide the  
engineering info, but a torque converter doesn't do the job a harmonic balancer  
does.  Your engines your cars, but I'll stick to my harmonic balancers (and  
when I can't afford rebuilt I'll go to my stash of used ones). 
 
Bob Hall