I bought a Professional Products 50oz balancer off of eBay a while back and just got the chance to install it today. The reason I am using it is because I needed a 50oz balancer that would have the 3-bolts to allow me to run V-belts on my 5.0 since I will not be using any accessories other than alternator and waterpump. Anyway, I found out that to get it to clear, I had to shave off a peice on my timing chain cover just under the water pump. Well, I'm not sure what kind of timing chain cover I've got but the numbers on it say "C4OE" so I know it's from 64. The only reason I am using it is because it came off my carbed engine and already had the water pump. It looks alot different than the other timing chain cover I have that is labeled "C5OE". So different that the water pumps wont interchange.
So here is the clearance between my harmonic balancer and the timing chain cover "bump" right under the water pump.
The balancer DOES spin fine, but I am wondering if this much clearance (1mm probably) will cause any trouble in the long run.
So here is the clearance between my harmonic balancer and the timing chain cover "bump" right under the water pump.
The balancer DOES spin fine, but I am wondering if this much clearance (1mm probably) will cause any trouble in the long run.