Hi all,

Had the boat out last weekend and it made a metal thunking noise at low
RPM.
Further investigation revealed the balancer is shot. The rubber
between the counterweight and the hub was lying in the bilge.
The engine is a 5.7 lt Mercruiser with a 2 bl carb.
A replacement balancer is $175. Ouch!
So the questions a
Can a automotive balancer work?
What about the guys who claim to rebuild balancers? Any one had luck
with those?

Any help would be great.
Thanks.

The automotive and after market balancers work. Nothing marine about it.

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Hi all,

Had the boat out last weekend and it made a metal thunking noise at low
RPM.
Further investigation revealed the balancer is shot. The rubber
between the counterweight and the hub was lying in the bilge.
The engine is a 5.7 lt Mercruiser with a 2 bl carb.
A replacement balancer is $175. Ouch!
So the questions a
Can a automotive balancer work?
What about the guys who claim to rebuild balancers? Any one had luck
with those?

Any help would be great.
Thanks.

James, Thanks for the reply.
I was just wondering 'cuz most of the engine stuff has to be marine.

Thannks.
James wrote:
The automotive and after market balancers work. Nothing marine about it.

wrote in message
oups.com...
Hi all,

Had the boat out last weekend and it made a metal thunking noise at low
RPM.
Further investigation revealed the balancer is shot. The rubber
between the counterweight and the hub was lying in the bilge.
The engine is a 5.7 lt Mercruiser with a 2 bl carb.
A replacement balancer is $175. Ouch!
So the questions a
Can a automotive balancer work?
What about the guys who claim to rebuild balancers? Any one had luck
with those?

Any help would be great.
Thanks.