OK, plugs, wires, cap, rotor and EECIV injector cylinder balance test all come up clean on my sudden engine shake, but my timing magically shows 30 degrees BTDC (spout connector out), where I previously set it at 13. Is that a classic balancer separation symptom? It was new from Ford several years ago when it was an "SVO" GT40 crate motor, and it still looks like new. I guess finding true TDC with a cylinder stop is the next step? Were all 5.0 motor balancers interchangeable? This late-'90's SVO crate motor one came with a crank trigger setup, which I ignored for my '90 LX hatch. If it is in fact separated, will any 5.0 balancer work?
Balancer separation?
- Thread starter SamSnyder
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Sam, that is classic!
Seems to me that even the 94-95 balancers might be different from fox III balancers (for example). When it comes to other stuff or Crate motors, I will defer to others.
If you have a part number, you can probably go backwards from the part number to a vehicle (I dont know a whole lot about the various GT40 differences). Then look up new aftermarket balancers for that given vehicle [which uses your motor].
That is probably not even an issue and I am typing for nothin'. 
Good luck.
Seems to me that even the 94-95 balancers might be different from fox III balancers (for example). When it comes to other stuff or Crate motors, I will defer to others.
If you have a part number, you can probably go backwards from the part number to a vehicle (I dont know a whole lot about the various GT40 differences). Then look up new aftermarket balancers for that given vehicle [which uses your motor].
That is probably not even an issue and I am typing for nothin'. Good luck.
txstang84
15 Year Member
my friends 95 Cobra has/had the same balancer that my '84 GT had...should be something like E4TE prefix, let it suffice to say, it was the exact same balancer...but we ended up having to pull his for the same reason, the outer ring was slid all the way up against the pulley, and shifted about 10*
as long as you pick a balancer for a '81-up 5.0, you should be fine, i believe Mustangs, F-150's and crown vic's all used the same balancer...there are about a thousand places on ebay that you can buy a brand new one, or just call up LRS, or someone like them, there's a kit that FRPP sells for like $75 or so, that includes a brand new balancer and timing pointer.
as long as you pick a balancer for a '81-up 5.0, you should be fine, i believe Mustangs, F-150's and crown vic's all used the same balancer...there are about a thousand places on ebay that you can buy a brand new one, or just call up LRS, or someone like them, there's a kit that FRPP sells for like $75 or so, that includes a brand new balancer and timing pointer.
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