I think i should pull the engine out sometime.
Unfortunatly tho, this car is my daily driver (and also my only car!) so having more then about a day of downtime would be a bad thing.
I can borrow an engine, which is a 1300 of early 70's vintage, so i can drive on that while rebuilding my F code 60's engine. I regretfully do not remember what letter code the temporary engine would be, exept that it started life as a early 70's 1200 and then was made to 1300 apparintly. All stock exept the dreaded vomit-worthy cheap 009 repro.
As far as i know, the 12v flywheel will not fit into my car, since the bellhousing is a little too small, and also the 12v flywheel will not engage in the starter motor. So i have to swap flywheels. Which means trying to undo what is officially THE tightest nut in the universe, right?
But is there anything else i need to do? Would my 6v dynamo fit the 12v tinwear/dynamo stand? Will i have to also fit a 6v clutch to the 12v engine to match the flywheel? Would i also need to fit a new crankshaft to fit the clutch? Should i just give up now BEFORE i have 2.5 engines in bits on the road 😛 ?
Does anybody know exactly which parts need to be changed when putting a 12v engine into a 6v car with original 6v box?
I assume the engine DOES mate to the bellhousing at least?
Having never owned a 6v before, i dont know the differences.
As a side note, i seem to remember briefly hearing from someone about how to fix the bellhousing problem. You put a 12v engine onto the mounts with loose bolts, start it, and with the engine running slowly tighten up the bolts. The steel (or cast iron?) ring gear will very easily eat the magnesium casing with absolutely no damage to the ring gear. Is this true? I have no intension of doing this, but im just curious as to either varify or disprove this, as i only heard it from someone once.
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