I just completed my first rebuild on my 95 Mustang 5.0 everything went pretty smooth and the car started right up and idled great. However, when I push the RPMs up I get a very bad vibration. This happens in neutral as well as driving down the road so that should eliminate anything to do with the drive shaft. After doing some research I think I might have made a rookie mistake......
Almost all of the parts in the engine are new with the exception of the block, the crank, and the connecting rods. The mistake I believe I made was not having everything balanced together. Everything I purchased was balanced at 50oz, but I've been told that even if they are balanced the same, they still need to be balanced together by a machine shop.
One additional thing to note, I did NOT have the machine shop line hone the mains/crank (Another no no) and when I got it back from the machine shop the crank was pretty tight, but I used thinner bearings and everything checked out with plastigauge. Can anyone weigh in on if I'm on the right track or a possible solution? I have removed, cleaned, and reinstalled the harmonic balancer and there was no change. Thanks!
Almost all of the parts in the engine are new with the exception of the block, the crank, and the connecting rods. The mistake I believe I made was not having everything balanced together. Everything I purchased was balanced at 50oz, but I've been told that even if they are balanced the same, they still need to be balanced together by a machine shop.
One additional thing to note, I did NOT have the machine shop line hone the mains/crank (Another no no) and when I got it back from the machine shop the crank was pretty tight, but I used thinner bearings and everything checked out with plastigauge. Can anyone weigh in on if I'm on the right track or a possible solution? I have removed, cleaned, and reinstalled the harmonic balancer and there was no change. Thanks!