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Old 02-19-2021, 07:03 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary View Post
I could be wrong, but from what I understand counter weights on the crank shaft are to counteract the centrifugal forces of the big end of the rods and the rod journals, not the reciprocating forces of the pistons.
AFAIK that's it, but the weight of the pistons may also have some influence.
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