Hello, New to the forum. One of my cars is a 1961 Electra 225. It has a 401 Nailhead in it. I can post pictures if anyone is interested.

I think the outer ring on the harmonic balancer has spun, I can't time it anymore. Does anyone know where I can get a balancer for it?

Thanks

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Steve

1961 Electra 225.

Two things you can do on this site is place a parts wanted ad in the "classifieds" and search the "web site database" for parts suppliers and wrecking yards.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=600005908

Should work for you!

That's for a 364. Is a 364 Externally balanced and does it use the same balancer as a 401? I know zilch about the 364.

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Steve

1961 Electra 225.

The 364 and 401 were sister engines in 61. They used a lot of the same parts like heads and flywheels. I am about 98% sure that balancer will work for you, and the price is good. Maybe someone else here can cross-reference it for sure?

I recently uploaded a couple of "exchange" images and the one part I can't see on them is the balancer! http://www.buicks.net/shop/reference/nailhead_interchange.html

Bob,

It's there in the interchange section direcly to the left of the fan. Let the bidding begin Steve!!!!

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Steve B.
GSCA #2173 (1986)
67 GS 525 Stg IV
66 GS Convertible
65 GS HT
63 Riv

Some caution is advised on this one. The parts books show different part numbers on the balancers. The 364 uses a #1189535; the 401 uses a #1357060. Whatever the difference is, it's small, there was only a nickel's worth of difference in their prices.

The 60 shop manual is closest I have for the 61. It shows a list of parts that interchage between the two engines, but the balancer is not on the list.

They could actually be interchangeable, but the two may have to be side-by-side to tell the difference.

There are places which can rebuild the old balancers. Of course, now that I am looking for the name, the data is lost.

Damper Dudes, 5509 Cedars Rd #2, Redding, CA 96001, 1-800-413-2673. I bet they could tell if the 364 balancer will work on the 401 for sure.

It will cost about $100 to have a balancer rebuilt by them. The 364 Ebay balancer would be a great fix for $15 if it will work and stays low in price.

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Steve B.
GSCA #2173 (1986)
67 GS 525 Stg IV
66 GS Convertible
65 GS HT
63 Riv

I was looking through the forum classifieds and found a guy who has a good balancer from a 401 for 25 bucks. I feel more comfortable with this than ebay.

Thanks!

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Steve

1961 Electra 225.

another on ebay if you have not found one yet
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=600752402