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2.8 Engine Swap Vibration

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Old 02-05-2012, 03:21 PM
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2.8 Engine Swap Vibration

Just swapped in another 2.8. My ride is an automatic and donor motor is from a manual. Engine ran real smooth before pulled. Now I got a real bad vibration that is kicking my ***. Pulled the motor and ran it on the stand and vibration is gone. Only vibrates while installed. Any ideas?
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Re: 2.8 Engine Swap Vibration

I assume you've inspected your motor mounts and other obvious stuff... Try running it in the car w/ the tranny disconnected? Flywheel? Etc?
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Re: 2.8 Engine Swap Vibration

What year 2.8 did you have and what year is the new one? I did this swap too and I needed Nother flywheel because my factory was a weighted flywheel because it was externally. Alanced and my new engine was internally balanced, check it out
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Re: 2.8 Engine Swap Vibration

Yeah some years have weighted flywheels or nuetral flywheels.
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Re: 2.8 Engine Swap Vibration

Having the same problem, but i went from auto matic to standard. U get a fix? Been told its either a fly wheel or drive shaft.
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