Flywheel inspection port? [message #91305] |
Tue, 06 July 2010 18:06 |
edelbach
Messages: 7 Registered: July 2004 Location: Ringoes, New Jersey
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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: Flywheel inspection port? [message #91359 is a reply to message #91305] |
Wed, 07 July 2010 02:49 |
Ken Burton
Messages: 10030 Registered: January 2004 Location: Hebron, Indiana
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edelbach wrote on Tue, 06 July 2010 18:06 | 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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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 |
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RF_Burns
Messages: 2277 Registered: June 2008 Location: S. Ontario, Canada
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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. 1 ton front end
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=29001
My Staff says I never listen to them, or something like that
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