5.0L Flywheel Positioning

I'm getting a new 50oz flywheel for my '86 5.0L engine. It currently
has no flywheel so I cannot see which direction the external weight on
the previous one faced. How does one properly position the external
weight on the flywheel? Are the holes in the crank uneven making
improper mounting impossible or does one need to be careful how its
mounted? In the case of the latter, does the flywheel weight get lined
up with the harmonic balancer weight or does it face another
direction?

Thanks, Dave

The bolt holes are indexed, it will only go on one way...

"Ironradio" > wrote in message
m...
> I'm getting a new 50oz flywheel for my '86 5.0L engine. It currently
> has no flywheel so I cannot see which direction the external weight on
> the previous one faced. How does one properly position the external
> weight on the flywheel? Are the holes in the crank uneven making
> improper mounting impossible or does one need to be careful how its
> mounted? In the case of the latter, does the flywheel weight get lined
> up with the harmonic balancer weight or does it face another
> direction?
>
> Thanks, Dave

351CJ wrote:
> The bolt holes are indexed, it will only go on one way...
>
> "Ironradio" > wrote in message
> m...
>
>>I'm getting a new 50oz flywheel for my '86 5.0L engine. It currently
>>has no flywheel so I cannot see which direction the external weight on
>>the previous one faced. How does one properly position the external
>>weight on the flywheel? Are the holes in the crank uneven making
>>improper mounting impossible or does one need to be careful how its
>>mounted? In the case of the latter, does the flywheel weight get lined
>>up with the harmonic balancer weight or does it face another
>>direction?
>>
>>Thanks, Dave
>
>
>

That's what them cone shaped drill bits is for!!

--
YOU are the real piece of work in this post. I think you are
a couple of drumsticks short of a picnic there bud. - SVTKate

The holes only line up one way. It looks like the are all evenly
spaced apart , but they are not. Dont forget to install the three
steel dowel pins into the flywheel, the dowel pins are the most
important. The flywheel bolts can not hold the load and could
possibly sheer off . Good luck !!



On 27 Nov 2004 21:01:41 -0800, (Ironradio) wrote:

>I'm getting a new 50oz flywheel for my '86 5.0L engine. It currently
>has no flywheel so I cannot see which direction the external weight on
>the previous one faced. How does one properly position the external
>weight on the flywheel? Are the holes in the crank uneven making
>improper mounting impossible or does one need to be careful how its
>mounted? In the case of the latter, does the flywheel weight get lined
>up with the harmonic balancer weight or does it face another
>direction?
>
>Thanks, Dave

Yes, there is only one way it goes on...

Ironradio wrote:

> I'm getting a new 50oz flywheel for my '86 5.0L engine. It currently
> has no flywheel so I cannot see which direction the external weight on
> the previous one faced. How does one properly position the external
> weight on the flywheel? Are the holes in the crank uneven making
> improper mounting impossible or does one need to be careful how its
> mounted? In the case of the latter, does the flywheel weight get lined
> up with the harmonic balancer weight or does it face another
> direction?
>
> Thanks, Dave
>