And "oh no" is right. As I was rigging the engine to go onto the engine stand (to flip it over and inspect the lower end), I discovered that the ring gear had not been installed on the flywheel ... Hmmm.
So ... even more emphasis on what Dean has suggested about inspecting everything. If whoever rebuilt this engine neglected to install the ring gear on the flywheel before installing the flywheel and clutch assembly ....
.... what else have they neglected to do?
So I installed the engine in the frame anyway as it clears up some floor space and it will make it easier (for me ... Jerry and I had a "conversation" about this earlier...) to deal with the flywheel rather than having to kneel down to floor level or wrestle the flywheel out from between the engine and the engine stand mount.
I had also thought the engine was locked up. Turns out it isn't. Yay.
So ... next step is to get the pressure plate and clutch assembly off the flywheel, and then remove the flywheel so I can install the ring gear. Which, as it turns out, I have. Hanging on the wall ...
Also ... today I discovered that some of these parts came from a hearse. Hmmmm.
~ John
A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.
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