At 01:30 PM 2/8/04, Jeff Tedder wrote:
>List,
>
>Getting ready to mate the engine to the transmission on my ground-up
>restoration of my TR4A. Engine internals fully installed and buttoned
>up, and I've been test-turning the crankshaft via the fan every once in
>a while to make sure everything turns and nothing is binding. However,
>once I install the flywheel, driven plate and pressure plate, I can't
>turn it anymore (engine just sitting on the ground, no connection to
>anything else). Seems to me like it should act exactly like it did
>before, but I can't budge it (actually bent a fan blade trying to turn
>it. The only thing that I can think of is that the flywheel attachment
>bolts that I used were too long and are hitting the rear oil seal?
That is exactly what happened on my engine. Lucky for you that you
discovered before the tranny went on and the engine went into the car.
Irv Korey
74 TR6 CF22767U
63 TR4 VSCDA Group 2 #58
Highland Park, IL
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