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Flywheel inspection port? [message #91305]

Tue, 06 July 2010 18:06

edelbach

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I temporarily gave up trying to get to the front pulley to turn-over my sleeping engine manually. The inspection port I located on the bell housing above the starter is a round hole, approximately 3 inches in diameter.

If that is the only access hole, I can only see part of the fluid coupling I believe. I certainly can't see or get to the teeth on the fly-wheel in order to try to rotate the engine.

Am I looking at the correct access hole or is there another one I am missing which will work?

Thanks.

Ralph, Ringoes, 26' Glacier

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Re: [GMCnet] Flywheel inspection port? [message #91318 is a reply to message #91305]

Tue, 06 July 2010 20:25

Mr ERFisher

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there is always this

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=32174&title=slidex&cat=5373

a switch to jog the starter without starting

gene

On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 4:06 PM, RalphEdel <edelbach@tcnj.edu> wrote:

>
>
> I temporarily gave up trying to get to the front pulley to turn-over my
> sleeping engine manually. The inspection port I located on the bell housing
> above the starter is a round hole, approximately 3 inches in diameter.
>
> If that is the only access hole, I can only see part of the fluid coupling
> I believe. I certainly can't see or get to the teeth on the fly-wheel in
> order to try to rotate the engine.
>
> Am I looking at the correct access hole or is there another one I am
> missing which will work?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ralph, Ringoes, 26' Glacier
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Re: Flywheel inspection port? [message #91359 is a reply to message #91305]

Wed, 07 July 2010 02:49

Ken Burton

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edelbach wrote on Tue, 06 July 2010 18:06

If you want more access, just pull the starter AFTER you disconnect the battery first. It is only two bolts and two wires.

Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana

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Re: Flywheel inspection port? [message #91371 is a reply to message #91305]

Wed, 07 July 2010 07:27

RF_Burns

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There is a cover plate at the bottom front side of the bell housing that allows you to get at a good portion of the ring gear.

When my engine developed a Knock last year, we removed that cover to check the mounting bolts for the torque convertor were not loose.

Bruce Hislop
ON Canada
77PB, 455 Dick P. rebuilt, DynamicEFI EBL EFI & ESC.
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