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Dauntless Harmonic Balancer Variations?

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by truckee4x4, Oct 14, 2021.

  1. Oct 14, 2021
    truckee4x4

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    Hey guys. I'm trying to make an accurate CAD drawing of the Daunltess harmonic balancer. Since I'm so far into my build I didn't want to pull mine off, so I sourced a spare one from a member here. The issue is that the spare one has smaller holes around the circumference of it than mine.

    Spare:

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    Mine:
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    Can one of the parts-gurus tell me if these switched over the years, or what goes to what engine? 225 versus 231? Are there any notable differences between the two that might not be obvious?
     
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    oldtime

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    Part # GM1365024 never changed thru 1972.
    That said there are at least a couple of appearance differences.
    Here is a pic of my 1966 balancer.
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    Here is a pic of my 1970 balancer.
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    upload_2021-10-14_10-43-5.png This one is for an OMC Buick stringer sterndrive. Looks kinda like the spare you have.
     
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    I'm pretty sure the counterweight on the backside of the balancer is correct for the odd-fire engines. There were both odd-fire and even-fire 231's. The Odd-fire 231's were made from '75-'77, then later '77-up were even-fire.
    The differences in odd-fire balancers might be due to applications for the 225 vs the 231, but I have never compared them side by side.
    -Donny
     
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    Does anyone have one of these as pictured above off of a Dauntless that I could borrow to measure? I have two spares now that are other variations, and this is the one that is on my engine. I'd rather not have to drain the cooling system and remove the radiator to access mine for accurate measurements.
     
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    Mine is on the bench right now. I’ll check when I get home.
     
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    That would be great, let me know. I will pay for shipping both ways and if you like I can even bead blast for you. Probably only need it for a couple days.
     
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    F38168A2-CD24-41A1-9C85-0B6EF2BEE062.jpeg Here’s mine.
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    Let me know if this is the one.
     
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    I thought that might be the case when I looked closely at mine.
    Good luck!
     
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