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Subject:Re: Yow! - loose '73 engine mounting
Date:Tue, 09 Jul 1996 15:19:07 -0400

> In a message dated 96-07-09 09:37:07 EDT, you write:
> >Any other ideas?  Anyone else with like experience?  It's not a normal
> >maintenance item to check the bolts, is it?
> >
> >Dean & Beatrice ('73 Campmobile)
> >
> >
> 
> Yes, it is.  Every time you're under the bus.  And have your next engine
> properly balanced.  The engine/tranny interface is a prime nodal junction for
> harmonics set up by an improperly balanced engine.  Often times folks buy a
> long block, stick on their flywheel and go.  Massive imbalance.

This brings a question to mind. Since my recent 
rebuild, my windows vibrate and it seems sometimes 
the entire bus vibrates. How do you "balance" an 
engine?

Jeff Keith
71 CampMobile
69 Bus

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