Re: IML: Question about harmonic damper

["Rob van der Es" <r.vdes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

In addition to my earlier message of yesterday with regard to my request
for information I would like to add this link:


www.440source.com/dampers.htm

The first damper on this page is a stock damper (allthough it is SFI
approved..) and the second one is a fluid damper (just like Fluidampr is
selling for almost three times as much).
So I think I will choose one of those two.

Can anyone explain to me (Dick B. or Paul W. maybe ?) what the benefits
are of a fluid damper.
I have been told that a fluid damper is working better at a broader rpm
range than a standard elastomer (rubber) damper. Is this true, and will it
do my engine and bearings good because they suffer less from harmonics?

Thanks in advance for your help,

Robert van der Es
1960 Imperial Crown Hardtop




Op Ma, 8 januari, 2007 4:47 pm, schreef Rob van der Es:
> Hello gang!,
>
>
> First of all I would like to wish y'all a Happy New Year.
> To start my new Imperial year the right way, I am preparing my 1960
> Imperial for the coming riding season (that will be the end of April then,
>  considering the climate overhere).
>
> One of the things I would like to replace is the harmonic damper
> (sometimes called a balancer but that ain't the right word for it, since
> the cranckshaft of our 413's is internally balanced). I think the outer
> ring of mine has slipped over the years, resulting in an incorrect timing
> mark. I also think that since the ring was able to slip the rubber between
> the inner and outer ring is malfunctioning.
>
>
> So I am looking for a new one. Now my question: should I go for a normal
> replacement damper (with rubber elastomer inside) or should I go for a
high tech fluid damper?? I have been told that fluid dampers are much
better
> for a long engine life (read crankshaft and bearing life) since they are
able to absorp harmonics over a wider rpm range.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Robert
>
>
>
>
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