FELT DONUT BEHIND THE STEEL CRANK BALANCER

Our Chrysler engines were also used for farm equipment and for industrial heavy duty use. Such as tractors, combines, water pumps for irrigation. And welders, electrical generators, forklifts and airport equipment, just to name a few. At the time and because of the use in these heavy use conditions, the felt washer and dampener cup was used to keep “trash” away from the seal area. This area can be easily become FOD’ed and trash will twist and wrap. Is the felt needed now, maybe not, but if it’s in the kit and the dampener had the cup, sure.

FOD= Foreign Object Destruction