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Harmonic Balancer Question

Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 4:12 pm
by T. Turtle
Good Day All,

So I finally got the car looked all over today after importation/approval here in Austria (EU). Good news was that I have reasonable oil pressure for what is a non-fresh 5 bolt 289 (20 psi when hot at idle, going up to 45-47 when revved) but the bad was a wobbly harmonic balancer:

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My question is: do all early 289 balancers have a three bolt pulley?

Thanks in advance...

T

Re: Harmonic Balancer Question

Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 5:28 pm
by poboyjo65
Yes all 289's had 3 bolt balancers

Re: Harmonic Balancer Question

Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 2:38 am
by T. Turtle
Thanks Johno - that seems to be the general view. Anything to avoid having to send parts back and forth from the US to the EU and vice versa, lol.

Re: Harmonic Balancer Question

Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 1:01 pm
by Rocket989
Summit Racing (house brand) & Professional Products both make decent, affordable balancers that accommodate 3 & 4 bolt crank pulleys...around $100 bucks.

Re: Harmonic Balancer Question

Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 2:11 am
by T. Turtle
Yep, I probably will order from them.