1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette HARMONIC BALANCERS

1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE
111,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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RLBL90
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CAN A BAD HARMONIC BALANCER CAUSE A CAR TO OVERHEAT.
Aug 19, 2009 at 5:09 PM
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"HI there,

Not directly, only if it causes the belt to fail, the harmonic balancer is a vibration absorption device this removes high frequency vibrations (harmonics) from the crank shaft.

Mark (mhpautos)
Aug 19, 2009 at 8:26 PM