even fire flywheel balancing

Are all Buick evenfire flywheels innerchangeable...Or were they indevidually balanced for each crank?

I just picked up a running 1979 Buick evenfire V6...freeze plugs in the head E.T.C.
It was from an automatic & still has the flex plate on it.
The guy I got it from also gave me a flywheel for it too. This flywheel appears to be correct for the motor & is casted with tabs of material on the backside & holes drilled in another aera for balancaing... I am guessing.
Do I need to tear it down to get it balanced to the crank...or can I run it with this flywheel the way it is?
Thanks for your info.

 

Re: evenfire flywheel balanceing

I had my 225 OF flywheel balanced to my 231 EF flex plate. In order to use the heaver flywheel on the EF. The 79 Buick you have is internally balanced. If you have the same balancing done to the flex plate then you should be good. Most machine shops should be able to do this for you!

 

This is a carborated engine...Does that make any differance?
I thought the evenfires were externally balanced & the oddfires were internally balanced...Do I have it backwards?

 

If the flywheel you have is for an evenfire you will be ok. They were not balanced individually from the factory for each crankshaft. It will not make a difference if it was carbureted or fuel injected. Front wheel drive or rear wheel drive use different bellhousing bolt patterns and there could be a difference in the crank, don't remember on that for sure.

 

Sounds like all I have to do is bolt it up & I'm good to go.
I am looking to use a T 90...will any 66- 71 jeep V6 bellhousing work...or were the bellhousings of these years made for certian transmissions?

 

You will need a trans. to bellhousing adapter to use a T-90. V-6 bellhousings are somewhat scarce,but they are available for a price.If it were me I would look for a bellhousing w/factory adapter and T-14 trans.Or even a 4 speed.all combinations are possible,some just cost more.the standard v-6 bellhousing bolt pattern is same as chevy (muncie 4speed will bolt right up without any changes).t-90 /t-14 need adaptors.chev truck 4speed will bolt upbut needs transfer case adapter.Oh the possibilities.


mike s.

 

Some of the 231 even fire that had automatics did not provisions for a pilot bearing in the crankshaft. I do not know what years, just check that before moving forward.

 

Thankyou for the info.
I'll go check out the crank for room for a pilot bearing & then go & spend some $ at novak.
Thanks again.

 

How's it going? I'm trying to do the same thing but I have an oddfire flywheel for an even fire motor.

 

I havn't got much done yet...I got 5 kids ...a few in soccer & my firewood to cut before I can get to it.
I am hopeing to re-start again at the end of oct.
Keep me posted on your project....Tom