<VV> Harmonic balancers

[tony.underwood at cox.net]

---- LonzoVair at aol.com wrote: 
> Clark,
> My P&A 30C (Rev 8-72) begs to differ... slightly.
> It lists the following:
> 60-67   Corvair (exc. P.G., H/Per.,4/1BC,
>            Turbocharger,  Air Cond., A.I.R)....3848368  (which is the cast 
> pulley)

...this one is suspect, in that the cast pulley didn't come along until the '64 model year.   Of course, for replacement purposes it *could* be construed as correct... sorta.   ;)  


> and then, after all the different A/C & A.I.R. Pulleys:
>  
> 64-66   Corvair
> 64-68   F.C.,

...here we have another issue in that I've never seen a '68 FC.   

> 67       Corvair w/H/Per.,
> 68-69  Corvair w/4/1BC ......................... 3851262   (which is the 
> balancer)



> My unmolested 65K mile 64 700 has the balancer (95hp/pg), and I've had a  low 
> mileage 64 FC with it as well (also a 95hp/ph). It was only the 95hp w/PG  
> that got the balancers... (as Bob & Shaun had mentioned earlier)...
>  
> I hope I didn't muddy the waters much by chiming in...


...no more so than they already were... ;)  

I'll still go with the rule of thumb that if it's a 2.94" stroke engine, you put a balancer on it, either way, whether it had a balancer originally or not.   


tony..