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ursus · 11-17-2012, 07:34 PM

I have heard a few others say that the smoothest running engine of this lineage was the Model B engine with pressed on counterweights. These weights were added on to the earlier uncounterweighted Model B crankshafts when such engines were returned to Ford for rebuilding. Ford reassembled these with the stock flywheel, thus making the assembly heavier than the stock counterweighted assembly. Ford must have thought this was OK.

11-17-2012, 07:34 PM	#16
ursus Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,462	Re: Is a lightened flywheel overrated? (I think so) I have heard a few others say that the smoothest running engine of this lineage was the Model B engine with pressed on counterweights. These weights were added on to the earlier uncounterweighted Model B crankshafts when such engines were returned to Ford for rebuilding. Ford reassembled these with the stock flywheel, thus making the assembly heavier than the stock counterweighted assembly. Ford must have thought this was OK.