Re: Balance a Burtz
Having built 18 Burtz engines so far, I have found in most cases, the "factory" balance is satisfactory. Most of the engines were good but some were a little better and some were not quite as smooth as others. On all of them, I did have the clutch balanced to the flywheel. In the process of balancing the clutch, the flywheel balance was checked and corrected as necessary by itself. When I finished engine #14, I found I had a problem. It was definitely not as smooth as the others and the customer was not at all satisfied, which I did not blame him. This engine will have to come apart and corrected. John Lampl has been very supportive and will do what is right to take care of the problem.
To keep from having this problem again, I am checking the balance of the components for the rest of the engines before assembly.
My experience,
Chris W.
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