riveroadrat
Well-known Member
I was reading some old posts about balancing this engine. How do you balance them aside from the counterbalance? Weigh each rod and each piston? Where do you remove metal on rods and especially pistons? Also do you balance all four pistons or rods to each other or the piston and rod assemblies to each other? Do you balance the crank or does the counterbalance do that? One final thing on the counterbalance. The manual states to slide the assembly to one side to get correct tooth clearance. I don't think they move too much to either side. Has anyone ever had the base shaved to bring the counterbalance into tolerance? It's a balancing act that keeps you on the tightrope. I think, that's all folks. Thanks for all the good advice on here.