Domesticated the beast

[fabricator]

I bought a 8/1 from Gary at DES, after the usual cleaning, adjusting, priming, blanacing, profanity, balancing, profanity, balancing, profanity and several cases of my favorite brain focusing beverage, I think I have it domesticated.

[tinkerer]

Nice job on the balance! Looks good!

[fabricator]

Next step is to put it to work.

[mbryner]

Great balance!

[vdubnut62]

OOOO!  AAHHH! WOW!  VERY nice job!
Ron

[piperpilot3tk]

She is about as smooth as they can be made.  Great job, now get back to work and finish her up, she will be hapier when she is making power

[Tom Reed]

My roid has drill holes in both flywheels from the factory to balance the engine. Even though it is still a bit jumpy, but add a good load and it smooths out a lot. Please report back when you've got a good load on her and let us know if it still runs as smooth.

[fabricator]

I'm gonna get on the alternator mount tomorrow, this one has holes drilled in the flywheels too, but they sure as heck didn't help the balance at all.

[LowGear]

That would be an interesting job.  Drilling holes in the flywheels to make them look like the engine has been balanced.   

Casey

[fabricator]

The strange thing is the holes are tapped with what looks like ACME thread.

[rcavictim]

The strange thing is the holes are tapped with what looks like ACME thread.

You think the Roadrunner tapped the holes in your flywheels?   

[Horsepoor]

Based upon my limited knowledge of true India craftsmanship: I'll bet those groves resembling ACME threads were probably the result of some sort mangled drill bit, slowly turning, chewing, and gouging thread like groves into the metal as the operator forced this blunt object down through the flywheel. Now tell me that's not a plausible explanation for this sort of threaded holes in an India flywheel.   

[Carlb]

Based upon my limited knowledge of true India craftsmanship: I'll bet those groves resembling ACME threads were probably the result of some sort mangled drill bit, slowly turning, chewing, and gouging thread like groves into the metal as the operator forced this blunt object down through the flywheel. Now tell me that's not a plausible explanation for this sort of threaded holes in an India flywheel.   

+1

[rcavictim]

Meep Meep.   

[fabricator]

The strange thing is the holes are tapped with what looks like ACME thread.

You think the Roadrunner tapped the holes in your flywheels?   

Or some other bird brain.