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Posted by siri95 (Member # 2840) on :
 
.. okay. i never had this problem come up before. around two weeks ago i started to feel my car shake. and to fix the problem i thought i needed a tune-up. so i changed my spark plugs, wires, cap and rotor and my whole car is still shaking... like shaking shaking.. if you were to stand in front of the engine you would see the engine shake. and when u seat in the car, you would feel the whole damn car shake....the shaking would only happen around 1000rpm to 2000rpm. anything after that or below it would feel fine. please let me know what you guys think.??


just to note:
using 91gas
engine mount looks good


-calvin-
 

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Posted by Glenn (Member # 520) on :
 
check your harmonic balancer.
 

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Posted by siri95 (Member # 2840) on :
 
to add on my post.. this is when im at a complete stop.
 

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Posted by Jdub07 (Member # 2728) on :
 
does it shake more than it did "BEFORE" your 'tuneup'? Or does it shake less or the same?
 

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Posted by outlawd94cobra (Member # 265) on :
 

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check your harmonic balancer.

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Originally posted by Glenn:
check your harmonic balancer.

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Seri, go to the front of the engine and locate the middle pulley at the bottom of the engine...That is the crank pulley...Behind the crank pulley there is a larger wheel with timming marks or numbers on it...That is the harmonic balancer...With the engine off see if you can turn the harmonic balancer by hand, you should not be able to...You can also physically examine the hamonic balancer to see if the outer ring is seperating from the inner ring....

The reason the harmonic balancers go bad is the silicon/rubber holding the inner ring to the outer ring goes bad and the two seperate...

My 94 has been through 2 harmonic balancers, Hungryhippo's has been through 4.....It seems to be a large problems for 94-95 5.0's....
 

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Posted by RO2USH (Member # 2002) on :
 
my 95 did the same thing...it was the balancer
 

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Posted by siri95 (Member # 2840) on :
 

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Originally posted by Jdub07:
does it shake more than it did "BEFORE" your 'tuneup'? Or does it shake less or the same?

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after i changed all the wires, carefully checking each wire and putting them in the right spot, the whole car and engine started to shake even more. i think i might just bring it any shop-- do you m=know any good jobs around union city? thanks a whole bunch.
 

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Posted by Chosen1 (Member # 1906) on :
 
i know you checked the firing order, but id check it again. did you change the plugs?
 

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Posted by Jdub07 (Member # 2728) on :
 
I would recheck the plug gaps and firing order.

I bet it needed new plugs/wires but when you installed the new ones you fucked it up somehow worse than before / no offence

And when you are 110% sure you got the firing order right....chances are you it's not. I was so sure one time that I REFUSED to re-check the firing order. Black94 5.0 came over and sure enough....
 

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Posted by Black94 5.0 (Member # 655) on :
 
Firing order is, 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8, COUNTERCLOCKWISE

At the front of the engine, plugs nearest the headlights, on the passenger side is your #1 then #2, #3, #4...#4 being at the back near the firewall...

At the front of the engine, on the drivers side is #5, #6, #7, #8..#8 being at the back near the firewall...

Have you even checked the harmonic balancer yet?
 

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Posted by siri95 (Member # 2840) on :
 
well i re checked every single wire like 7 times.. and they seem to me that its all right... i even wrote on the cap its self.. anyways. what would be a good shop to go too.? unless someone wants to come over my house? and ill give u cold hard cash.


-calvin-
 

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Posted by siri95 (Member # 2840) on :
 

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Originally posted by Black94 5.0:
Firing order is, 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8, COUNTERCLOCKWISE

At the front of the engine, plugs nearest the headlights, on the passenger side is your #1 then #2, #3, #4...#4 being at the back near the firewall...

At the front of the engine, on the drivers side is #5, #6, #7, #8..#8 being at the back near the firewall...

Have you even checked the harmonic balancer yet?

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i checked the balaner (ithinkit was) and i can kinda move one of the Pieces there..

and as for the firing wires. i think its in the right order. i wrote on the cap and put the wires into place.
 

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Posted by a50sn95 (Member # 527) on :
 
This car should not be driven anywhere (Hell, don't even start the motor!) until you figure out if it's the balancer, and get it replaced if it is. Serious engine damage could occur. It's not a hard job, but you SHOULD use the proper tools to remove AND install the new balancer.
Mine ('95 GT) failed about 4 months ago.
Dennis
 

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Posted by siri95 (Member # 2840) on :
 
thanks. right now im looking for a shop to bring it too. and is willing to pick up my car..


-calvin-
 

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Posted by a50sn95 (Member # 527) on :
 
I went and took a picture for you. Mine has an "Extra" belt on it for "something", but you should get the idea. The piece behind the pulley marked "This Piece". If you can move it at all, it's junk. Replace it,and REALLY, don't drive it.


 

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Posted by DropTopFox (Member # 1689) on :
 

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Originally posted by Glenn:
check your harmonic balancer.

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yep my 95 did this exact thing, the harmonic balencer was cracked
 

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Posted by Glenn (Member # 520) on :
 
siri95 you got mail, your PMinbox is full.

[ March 05, 2004, 03:16 PM: Message edited by: Glenn ]
 

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Posted by siri95 (Member # 2840) on :
 
glenn, check pm. thanks
 

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Posted by siri95 (Member # 2840) on :
 
thanks! im gonna check that out right after i get off work. but i think thats the one i can move alitte.
 

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