I'm writing for my husband who is at work at the moment so excuse my lack of knowledge if it seems I'm not sure of truck/ engine lingo.
he has a 1950 chevy 3100. he just had the motor rebuilt (235) when he took it out everything came out no problem. but yesterday as he and a friend were trying to put it back in they ran into some problems.
they can get the engine in almost all the way but are left with a gap under 1 inch between the bell housing and where they need to bolt it in.
it seems as tho the transmission won't fully go into the crank shaft. they took it out and tried 3 times and just keep getting stuck with that 1 inch space. it is engaging because when they tried to push the truck it was in gear from them turning the clutch plate, just not going in all the way
he called a friend who said to just try and start the bolts and that would help draw them together but when he tried the holes were not perfectly lined up so he couldn't.
they've tried different angles, rocking back and forth, side to side, greasing up the transmission.
he did have his crank shaft replaced as his was really worn down. could that affect how they fit together since the tranny is the original?
any tips or tricks would be so appreciated. after work we will be out trying to get it in again!
