WHAT THE HELL IS IT?????
6th Gear Member
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 5,956
From: Howard City, MI
RE: WHAT THE HELL IS IT?????
ORIGINAL: KILLA E
So i just completed a engine swap from my blown 95 motor to a used one from an 88....anwyay fires up and idles great,but when i give it gas it vibrates the whole car.... So my question is,i used my old harmonic balancer with my new motor...was this stupid? i also had to customize my timing chain sprocket so that i could use the timing chain cover from my 95 because if i didnt,the water pump from the 88 stuck out too far and wouldnt line up with the other brackets and pullys, so is it my balancer that is vibration?? or what the hell!! cant drive it till i figure it out....please help!!!
So i just completed a engine swap from my blown 95 motor to a used one from an 88....anwyay fires up and idles great,but when i give it gas it vibrates the whole car.... So my question is,i used my old harmonic balancer with my new motor...was this stupid? i also had to customize my timing chain sprocket so that i could use the timing chain cover from my 95 because if i didnt,the water pump from the 88 stuck out too far and wouldnt line up with the other brackets and pullys, so is it my balancer that is vibration?? or what the hell!! cant drive it till i figure it out....please help!!!
What did you do to it?
Thread Starter
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 167
From: FRISCO KILLA KALI
RE: WHAT THE HELL IS IT?????
Yea 2 kwick, motor mounts are brand new and i cranked the damn balancer to torque specs.... As far as 5.0 stranger question on the timing cover, This is what i did: I bolted all my brackets and accesorys from my 95 to the 88 motor,they all lined up fine EXCEPT the water pump pully stuck out TOO FAR then the rest of the pullys,so the belt wouldnt line up at all, So what i did was take off my timing chain cover from my 95 so that i could use my old water pump and the bolt pattern would line up...HOWEVER when i tried to put the '95 timing chain cover on over the 88 timing chain, it WOULD NOT go on all the way because of some damn thing sticking off the upper timing chain sprocket, SO what i did was break off the little metal thingy that came off the washer that was under the bolt that held the gear upper gear on and THE COVER FIT NOW... i then bolted everything on and put my '95 balancer on the 88 motor because it looked LESS worn out.....so yea....dont know
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 221
From: Clovis, CA
RE: WHAT THE HELL IS IT?????
ORIGINAL: KILLA E
Yea 2 kwick, motor mounts are brand new and i cranked the damn balancer to torque specs.... As far as 5.0 stranger question on the timing cover, This is what i did: I bolted all my brackets and accesorys from my 95 to the 88 motor,they all lined up fine EXCEPT the water pump pully stuck out TOO FAR then the rest of the pullys,so the belt wouldnt line up at all, So what i did was take off my timing chain cover from my 95 so that i could use my old water pump and the bolt pattern would line up...HOWEVER when i tried to put the '95 timing chain cover on over the 88 timing chain, it WOULD NOT go on all the way because of some damn thing sticking off the upper timing chain sprocket, SO what i did was break off the little metal thingy that came off the washer that was under the bolt that held the gear upper gear on and THE COVER FIT NOW... i then bolted everything on and put my '95 balancer on the 88 motor because it looked LESS worn out.....so yea....dont know
Yea 2 kwick, motor mounts are brand new and i cranked the damn balancer to torque specs.... As far as 5.0 stranger question on the timing cover, This is what i did: I bolted all my brackets and accesorys from my 95 to the 88 motor,they all lined up fine EXCEPT the water pump pully stuck out TOO FAR then the rest of the pullys,so the belt wouldnt line up at all, So what i did was take off my timing chain cover from my 95 so that i could use my old water pump and the bolt pattern would line up...HOWEVER when i tried to put the '95 timing chain cover on over the 88 timing chain, it WOULD NOT go on all the way because of some damn thing sticking off the upper timing chain sprocket, SO what i did was break off the little metal thingy that came off the washer that was under the bolt that held the gear upper gear on and THE COVER FIT NOW... i then bolted everything on and put my '95 balancer on the 88 motor because it looked LESS worn out.....so yea....dont know
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Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 5,956
From: Howard City, MI
RE: WHAT THE HELL IS IT?????
The piece had to be broken off?? That doesn't sound right....
Was the flywheel on the engine when you got it? Was the engine stored or did you pull it and stick it in right away? Maybe yiou have a warped flywheel?
Was the flywheel on the engine when you got it? Was the engine stored or did you pull it and stick it in right away? Maybe yiou have a warped flywheel?
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 221
From: Clovis, CA
RE: WHAT THE HELL IS IT?????
ORIGINAL: 5.0stanger
The piece had to be broken off?? That doesn't sound right....
Was the flywheel on the engine when you got it? Was the engine stored or did you pull it and stick it in right away? Maybe yiou have a warped flywheel?
The piece had to be broken off?? That doesn't sound right....
Was the flywheel on the engine when you got it? Was the engine stored or did you pull it and stick it in right away? Maybe yiou have a warped flywheel?
6th Gear Member
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 5,956
From: Howard City, MI
RE: WHAT THE HELL IS IT?????
ORIGINAL: MACDRIVE
I think you meant to reply to the OP and not me, right?
ORIGINAL: 5.0stanger
The piece had to be broken off?? That doesn't sound right....
Was the flywheel on the engine when you got it? Was the engine stored or did you pull it and stick it in right away? Maybe yiou have a warped flywheel?
The piece had to be broken off?? That doesn't sound right....
Was the flywheel on the engine when you got it? Was the engine stored or did you pull it and stick it in right away? Maybe yiou have a warped flywheel?
Thread Starter
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 167
From: FRISCO KILLA KALI
RE: WHAT THE HELL IS IT?????
yea the alignment pin, but i didnt break off that part,just some piece that stuck out from the washer out toward the timing chain cover, it didnt seem drastically important....i guess ill put the old one on tomarrow...