>If you are using a later model Rover engine rather than a Buick or Olds 215,
>you
>will need a spacer approximately 3/8" thick either between the engine & bell
>housing or between the bell housing & transmission. Casual observation will not
>reveal this fact as the whole mess will bolt right up, but the engine will not
>turn. This is because the later Rover cranks are longer at the rear than the GM
>versions, & the input shaft will bottom out in the end of the crank, putting
>enough pressure on the thrust surfaces that the engine cannot turn.
>Alternately,
>you may have the transmission input shaft shortened.
Anyone want to ask Jim how he knows this? (sorry Jim, couldn't resist, you can
tell my oil pump
problem some day).
Larry
|