1977 Ford Pinto counter wieght

1977 FORD PINTO
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PAT WESTON
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Transmission problem
1977 Ford Pinto 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic

what is the perpose of the counter weight and what happens if its omitted
Nov 30, 2008 at 3:22 AM
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DR LOOT
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the counterweight hanging off the back of the transmission, is design to reduce vibration of the driveline
that was one of Ford's better ideas, you better keep it on. I had a 77 Ford Pinto, I pulled the four cylinder out of the drop of 302 in it, then I took it to the street races in California of course it looked all stock with the 13" wheels I could not stop spinning unless I backed out of it and blew everyone's doors off. I'm jealous You have one still .
Feb 13, 2009 at 7:15 AM
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