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Re: [GMCnet] Reviving the Cad 500 [message #163494 is a reply to message #163490] Mon, 19 March 2012 07:22 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
jhbridges is currently offline  jhbridges   United States
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Anything's possible - but given the long term history of this particular engine in a Cadillac you'd think not.  Unless something really heavy or really light got installed  along with seven normal whatevers.  It's easily proved - or disproved - by looking at the thrust faces and seeing if they're worn evenly or assymetrically.  Even would mean a steady push on the shaft, uneven would be a twist, couple, or bent shaft.  And regardless, multiple times out in few miles adds up to frustration with the whole thing.  I feel bad for Ken, here he is breaking ground for the rest of us and it's giving him serious grief.
I wanna play with one of these '3D' printer thingies.  One might be able to model the needed case and fittings to get a 440 in the coach.....
 
--johnny
'76 23' transmode
'76 palm beach

From: Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Reviving the Cad 500

Johnny,

I was wondering if it is possible in a V-8 engine to have enough couple
imbalance in the crankshaft to cause it to move forward and aft?

For those of you who don't know what couple imbalance is:

http://www.azimadli.com/Vibman/coupleimbalance.htm


Regards,
Rob M.

-----Original Message-----
From: Johnny Bridges

Some days it's the elevator.  Some days, it's the shaft.  You may be down to
RF&RA (Rage, Frustration, and Random Actions).  If the transmission isn't
pushing against the shaft, what are the other possibilities?  Slightly bent
cionnecting rod?  Out of line cam drive?  The diety doesn't like you?
 
--johnny

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