Re: Considering Packard v. Hudson

Posted by Eric Boyle On 2009/12/30 22:39:02

Ok, just wondering. My main "specialty" is Packard and Hudson, don't know much about the off-breed stuff.

So, back to the subject at hand. Since my engine's assembled and I don't have any way to get the crank out to measure it right now, I'm presuming that since the cranks should be the same length, and everything else being considered, that since the mains are "longer" so to speak, that the counterweights are wider on the 356 as compared to the 359? If so, I would also presume that this was done because of the long rods and therefore more weight as compared to the 327/359 engines. Since the counterweights are wider, this would explain the need to make them removable. The extra width wouldn't matter to the rod, as the rod itself is narrower through the length compared to the rod journal. Am I getting the "gist" of it all?