flex plate/damper problems
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flex plate/damper problems
does any one have the pecs on the weight size (l/h/w) for the 28oz and 50oz flex plate and how to tell what damper i have? engine vibrates bad. the engine is supposedly out of an 83 t-bird. didn't they change balances in this year? could it be that it is an 82 motor in an 83 body? i didn't see the car it came out of to see wether or not is was made in late 82 and sold as an 83. any help appreciated.
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Maverick82, WELCOME to FTE, a great Ford truck site!
I suggest you try posting this question in the '80s forum; they will be more likely to know the answer.
However, what motor are you talking about? Is it a Windsor? A 385?
Flynn66: A flexplate is the flywheel equivalent for an automatic transmission. The torque converter bolts to it.
It is not a flywheel because it doesn't perform the function of a flywheel, which is to provide inertia to keep the engine spinning and balanced. The torque converter does that instead, for an automatic transmission setup.
I suggest you try posting this question in the '80s forum; they will be more likely to know the answer.
However, what motor are you talking about? Is it a Windsor? A 385?
Flynn66: A flexplate is the flywheel equivalent for an automatic transmission. The torque converter bolts to it.
It is not a flywheel because it doesn't perform the function of a flywheel, which is to provide inertia to keep the engine spinning and balanced. The torque converter does that instead, for an automatic transmission setup.
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Originally Posted by Flyn66dtmn
learn sumthin new every day,been changin them out for years and never knew they had a different name than a fly wheel. thanks
John
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Actually a ford parts man will look at you quizzically when you ask for a ford flex plate...
they call them flywheels. Manual or automatic....LOL
385 in a Cougar? Banjo what are ya thinking there...LOL
50 OZ typically is used for the AOD application.
Garbz
they call them flywheels. Manual or automatic....LOL
385 in a Cougar? Banjo what are ya thinking there...LOL
50 OZ typically is used for the AOD application.
Garbz
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