Thanks again. If you have any tips for the rest of the process send them my
way. My next step is attaching the trans and putting her in the car.
Clutch has already been attached and I have the rear end on ramps.
Dereck
----Original Message Follows----
From: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
To: "Dereck C" <derex39@hotmail.com>, <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Flywheel
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 08:48:50 -0700
Now you've got the picture!
Lawrie
----- Original Message -----
From: Dereck C <derex39@hotmail.com>
To: <Lawrie@britcars.com>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 8:12 AM
Subject: Re: Flywheel
> Ok, I reread the your message (Lawrie) and I think I got the whole deal.
> 1/4 is there for timing the block to TDC if do this by utilizing a hole
in
> the bellhousing (which I believe a B doesn't). If you don't use the
mark,
> it doesn't matter which side is up or down. I think I was trying to
> overanalyze the whole situation. I was wondering how a machine shop
would
> balance a fly wheel (separately) to account for the difference in the
weight
> of the crank. When in fact it is independent of the crank and the mark
is
> there for convience of bringing an engine to TDC. Just like me to over
> complicate things.
>
> Dereck
>
> 1970 MGB
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
> To: "Dereck C" <derex39@hotmail.com>
> CC: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Flywheel
> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 07:38:56 -0700
>
> When you realize that the 1/4 mark represents "one slash four", not "one
> quarter", that should answer your question, Derek. If number one piston
is
> at TDC, number four must be also. If the 1/4 mark is at the top at the
same
> time as the numbers one and four pistons, then that marks presence at the
> top of the flywheel indicates that numbers one and four pistons are at
TDC.
>
> If you put the flywheel on 180 degrees from that position, then the mark
> will not be telling the truth. It will say that one and four are at TDC
> when, in fact, two and three are.
>
> This all dates back to the days when some engines had an inspection hole
on
> the top of the bellhousing, through which the 1/4 mark could be seen when
> you were trying to set the engine at TDC. Since the MG bellhousing does
not
> have such a hole, the 1/4 mark no longer serves any real purpose.
>
> Lawrie
> British Sportscar Center
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dereck C <derex39@hotmail.com>
> To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Thursday, July 27, 2000 6:01 AM
> Subject: Flywheel
>
>
> >It is proceeding at a snails pace but I am progressing. Yesterday I
> >performed step #2,534b the installation of the flywheel (on a complete
> >engine rebuild). Checking my many manuals (Haynes, Complete Guide...,
> >Twist's rebuild) they all point out how to align the flywheel to the
crank
> >flange. Align the 1/4 mark on the flywheel with the corresponding mark
on
> >the flywheel flange. I see the 1/4 mark on the flywheel but not on the
> >crank. In the Haynes manual there is a mention of the mark being up
when
> #1
> >is TDC (the picture shows the engine upside down, so what is up?).
> >
> >I have my engine with #1 at TDC and I installed the flywheel with 1/4
mark
> >at 12 o'clock (engine standing up right). Is this correct? What
happens
> if
> >you get it 180 degrees out of alignment (the only other option)?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Dereck
> >1970 MGB
>
>________________________________________________________________________
> >
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
>
________________________________________________________________________
|