Camaro Research Group Discussion > Originality
69 Z Harmonic Balancer or not ?
69 Zee:
Hey guys, Looking for answers. I have a chance to grab up this balancer for peanuts. Basically the guy was gonna pitch it. Said it was off a 69 Camaro engine, all he knew. I also grabbed up a set of flawless #3932418 valve covers for $100. So now this has me wondering.
The balancer has all the making of an original Z balancer except I can't find the 7708M stamp anywhere..notta ??? It's 8 inches in diameter and 1-3/4 wide, has the offset timing index mark to the keyway also. Doesn't look like a repop either.. at least not like all the ones I've seen.
What is it or could it be to and is it worth anything ? ???
Thanks in advance for opinions
bcmiller:
Does it have ANY numbers stamped on it?
ZLP955:
Should have a casting number on the back (recessed) face.
1968 Z28:
Looks exactly like my 1968 Z28 original balancer. The offset is exactly the same offset that my balancer has. The 1969 balancer has a larger offset....see this link for a photo of the difference between the 1969 & 1968 balancer.
http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=356.0
My balancer has a date stamp on the front of the outer ring and a couple of letters on the back side of the inner hub...one of the letters is a "C" and the other letter I can't make out due to a hole drilled through it.
69 Zee:
The only numbers I found were these on one of the the inside spokes. I may be totally wrong but it appears that I'm seeing what looks like "F77 (threaded hole) part of a 0 and a 2. I have found nothing more. Again it looks to weathered to be a repro and I've never seen a repro look exactly like this. Could it be from an early Vette ?
Thanks Jerry G... Yeah the timing mark does look like that of a 67/68. Was there a stamped number on the front like the 69 (7708M) of any sort ? and is this worth grabbing or are they pretty common.
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