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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 07:15 PM
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Question HARMONIC BALANCER QUESTION ?

got my 67 tbird 390 together today and started disassembling the 360
i noticed the 390 harmonic balancer is thin like 3/8 or 7/16 with built in pulley groove. the 360 has a good 1" wide balancer with seperate pulley .

which do i use ? will the 360 work or will the balancer be wrong ?
i plan on dropping 390 in monday . hellllppppppp!

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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 07:32 PM
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What are the other pulleys from your using? You might want to mockup the water pump pulley and alternator and see how they line up with the 67 balancer. If not good use the 360 balancer.
 
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 07:32 PM
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BTW engine looks great!
 
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 08:00 PM
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thanks pulleys lining up is my least consern , if thin balancer weights x and thick weights y (more than x) then internal engine balance will be off right ? guess i'll take them both off and weight them if they are the same i'll just use the 360 balancer then all the belt will line up....hopefully
 
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 08:02 PM
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FE Balancers are zero balance.
 
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 08:11 PM
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oh , thanks !!! i was stressing big time , i will use the 360 stuff so everything lines up like it was.
 
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 09:28 PM
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pm beat me to it. the only exyernally balanced fe is the 428. she is real pretty.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 08:44 AM
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thanks guys, i am so glad i bought the $28.00 ebay chrome valve covers.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 09:08 AM
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Anyone notice the orange can of death?
 
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 09:14 AM
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external balance

428 and the 410
 
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by 1912barry
Anyone notice the orange can of death?
Yup! .........
 
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 02:29 PM
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ORANGE CAN OF DEATH ? i assume the fram oil filter , whats wrong with them please enlighten me before do the first fire up .
 
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 03:23 PM
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I have had major oil pressure loss with Fram filters on a few of my cars. Motorcraft, WIX, NAPA gold (WIX), AC or Mobil One are the only filters I use. No more Fram. I have tried them on a few of my cars too over the years and saw the same results.....loss of oil pressure. Change the filter to another brand and problem solved. Some guys swear by them but I swear at them. Never again.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by MIKES 68 F100
ORANGE CAN OF DEATH ? i assume the fram oil filter , whats wrong with them please enlighten me before do the first fire up .
Take that FRAM off, cut it open and take a look at the construction. What do you find? Cardboard. FRAM "Orange death" filters use cardboard internal baffles to keep the "dirty" oil separated from the "filtered" oil. The filter media is held to the cardboard baffles with something akin to hot glue. Don't believe me?

PH8A, that sounds familiar... ( WARNING ) For You Fram Oil Filter Lover's - YouTube

Now compare that to a Mobil 1... What is inside a - Mobil 1 M1-301 Oil Filter - YouTube

Now tell me... what filter would you rather use to protect that new engine?
 
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THANKS , i'll switch it , came free with the valvoline 10/40 i bought .
 
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