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So I got around to eliminating the balance shafts on my rebuilt 4g. I have the stub shaft installed and the freeze plug in but on the stub shaft hole what threads into that to keep oil from coming out? There's an o ring that sits on top in the groove but they don't give you anything to thread...
https://youtube.com/shorts/JNDUSfx0RP4?feature=shareHere is a link to the noise in question.The car: 1995 Talon M/T with BSE and evo3 16g.The engine was just rebuilt, makes great oil pressure and has great compression. It didn't do this before the rebuild. Note that the P/S pump, Water...
Car runs fine under load, and even when you start it for the first 5 or so seconds when idle is high, When idle settles at around 850 you can really feel the engine vibrations and misfire.
The Galant is running and driving but the vibration is extremely worrying, at stop and go traffic the idle...