"Mike Sykes" <mikesykes@cox.net> wrote:
>>>Al's Transmission shop in Athens, Al. Been buying torque
> converters from them for 40+ years.. His book has a special
> notation on the '96 being the 1st year of internal balance for
> the 5.9.. List the same P/N for the 5.2 & 5.9 in '96 & that is
> the same P/N as for all Magnum 5.2's according to Al.<<
> This information isn't accurate. The 5.9 was still externally balanced in 96
> all the way up until it's demise. I wouldn't count on a parts book for
> information that could end up leading to a very expensive mistake. =/
Yep, wasn't the 360 always externally balanced? (Even in the
premag and LA engine days?) I could be wrong, but I thought the
general rule of thumb was 318 is internally balanced and the 360 is
external, throughout the entire run of 40+ years?
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