Balance question
Makes me think. I just started our motor today for the first time. It is a 318, bored 30 over, 10 10 on the crank, hyperutectic flat top pistons. When we took the motor to the machine shop, the motor had the crank, old rods, and old pistons in it still. When they guy at the machine shop saw I had stock skinny 318 rods, he told me he had a set of stock 340 rods in the back I could have, so I had him resize the 340 rods for the new bearings. (340 rods are the same stroke, just thicker) He sent my crank out to be turned, and hung my pistons on the new rods. I did the rest of the assembly from there. But I do not know if he balanced the crank???? I never thought about it untill now. The motor is in, and runs great. Is there any way I can tell, or any way I would know if it has been balanced? and if not, what problems can, or will arise from not balancing it? Do I need to go back to square one and pull the motor? This is my first motor rebuild. Needless to say it was a great feeling to hear it run! O:)
Triggerjay
Makes me think. I just started our motor today for the first time. It is a 318, bored 30 over, 10 10 on the crank, hyperutectic flat top pistons. When we took the motor to the machine shop, the motor had the crank, old rods, and old pistons in it still. When they guy at the machine shop saw I had stock skinny 318 rods, he told me he had a set of stock 340 rods in the back I could have, so I had him resize the 340 rods for the new bearings. (340 rods are the same stroke, just thicker) He sent my crank out to be turned, and hung my pistons on the new rods. I did the rest of the assembly from there. But I do not know if he balanced the crank???? I never thought about it untill now. The motor is in, and runs great. Is there any way I can tell, or any way I would know if it has been balanced? and if not, what problems can, or will arise from not balancing it? Do I need to go back to square one and pull the motor? This is my first motor rebuild. Needless to say it was a great feeling to hear it run! O:)
Triggerjay