Ulu Posted December 20, 2014 Report Posted December 20, 2014 One man's solution... the distance between the original and new ball location = difference between long and short Mopar block? Anyhow, this bellhousing was on the 230 dodge engine I bought 20 years ago & never used. The engine has been stored inside & still functional. The head etc you see here is from my old 218 which I scrapped because it had bad numbers. Quote
Frank Elder Posted December 20, 2014 Report Posted December 20, 2014 The head etc you see here is from my old 218 which I scrapped because it had bad numbers. Could you elucidate? Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted December 20, 2014 Report Posted December 20, 2014 It's welded (clutch torque shaft pivot stud plate) ...obviously because of a broken bolt. Real hacker job. There is a 49 DeSoto convert around here with a shorter 230 dodge in it. 1949-50 FD Bell housing is the same between long and short blocks. Quote
Ulu Posted December 21, 2014 Author Report Posted December 21, 2014 Could you elucidate? When I bought the car it had the serial numbers on the engine defaced. I assumed it was because the engine was stolen. I didn't want to own it and I certainly didn't want to sell it. Anyhow I junked it & bought an engine with good numbers. 1 Quote
Ulu Posted December 21, 2014 Author Report Posted December 21, 2014 It's welded (clutch torque shaft pivot stud plate) ...obviously because of a broken bolt. Real hacker job. There is a 49 DeSoto convert around here with a shorter 230 dodge in it. 1949-50 FD Bell housing is the same between long and short blocks. Geeze, it's been so long I forget. Does that plate normally exist on the regular P15? Somehow I thought this plate welded to the bell was to make up for the engine mounting position being different. Maybe it's just to allow deflection of the engine relative to the frame. Part of the "floating power" setup. Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted December 21, 2014 Report Posted December 21, 2014 Are you wanting to put a Dodge engine in a DeSoto 1946-8 car? Quote
Ulu Posted December 21, 2014 Author Report Posted December 21, 2014 Aw thanks Don. I have a manual, I just hadn't gone to look in it 'til after my musings here. I took the engine out of Edith in....mmmmm....1992 I think, so I forget all the little details. Are you wanting to put a Dodge engine in a DeSoto 1946-8 car? Oh, sorry for being so cryptic. I have a '47 P15 & I bought a 230 Dodge engine for it 20+ years ago. It came out of a '48 Desoto, and that's the bell housing which came with it. As far as I can tell, my old bell housing will fit fine, but I completely forgot what that plate was actually for... This is one part of being a Senior Citizen I'm not going to like: CRS syndrome. Quote
Frank Elder Posted December 21, 2014 Report Posted December 21, 2014 When I bought the car it had the serial numbers on the engine defaced. I assumed it was because the engine was stolen. I didn't want to own it and I certainly didn't want to sell it. Anyhow I junked it & bought an engine with good numbers. Thank you. Quote
T120 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Posted December 21, 2014 (edited) "......This is one part of being a Senior Citizen I'm not going to like: CRS syndrome. " - Me too. Edited December 21, 2014 by Ralph D25cpe Quote
deathbound Posted December 21, 2014 Report Posted December 21, 2014 One man's solution... bell.jpg the distance between the original and new ball location = difference between long and short Mopar block? hook.jpg Anyhow, this bellhousing was on the 230 dodge engine I bought 20 years ago & never used. The engine has been stored inside & still functional. The head etc you see here is from my old 218 which I scrapped because it had bad numbers. Those pictures are GREAT examples of......just because someone has a welder, doesn't mean they should. Quote
Ulu Posted December 21, 2014 Author Report Posted December 21, 2014 (edited) Yeah. The bell housing's not totally ruined, but it's compromised a bit. I don't imagine they're that rare. That's why it's in my junk pile. See that red regulator cover on the OD solenoid of a '59 Ford OD trans? That trans is why I don't own an Edsel anymore. Strong engines, but a weak first gear . Suitable for the junk pile, but that solenoid is 12v, and I suspect it'll fit a Plymouth OD trans. That's why I saved a junky Ford trans. Edited December 21, 2014 by Ulu Quote
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