190bearplace Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 Probably about ten years ago Don Coatley described his problems and fixes with mating the transmission, clutch, and bellhousing on his project. I need hep finding that thread. I have found some pictures from the last part of 2013 showing the pilot bearing issues but no more. Seems like he was putting a long Dodge engine in his car. My problem is installing a D24 engine that had a fluid drive into a 40 Plymouth PU. The starter bendix gear binds with the flywheel teeth when installed. Or I need any input and thoughts of options.. Thanks for any help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Plymouthy Adams Posted January 22 Solution Report Share Posted January 22 this came up with a three key word search...are you searching the forum and using the proper syntax to get the pertinent information? I found this quickly and refers to what you are asking for.....go from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QEC Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 (edited) On 1/21/2024 at 7:00 PM, 190bearplace said: Probably about ten years ago Don Coatley described his problems and fixes with mating the transmission, clutch, and bellhousing on his project. I need hep finding that thread. I have found some pictures from the last part of 2013 showing the pilot bearing issues but no more. Seems like he was putting a long Dodge engine in his car. My problem is installing a D24 engine that had a fluid drive into a 40 Plymouth PU. The starter bendix gear binds with the flywheel teeth when installed. Or I need any input and thoughts of options.. Thanks for any help From what you describe, it appears that you are using a 230 in place of a 208-218; Correct? So, which flywheel are you using? The problem centers on the crankshaft. The face of the 218 crank flange is 1" (nominal) from the face of the block but, the 230 measures 1.185" so your starter will be likely be hitting the back side of the 218 ring gear. The bellhousings are all the same so the 218 flywheel has a deeper recess at the center than the 230 so the starter and ring gear are in the same place. 218 needs a 218 flywheel; 230 needs a 230 flywheel. Edited January 23 by QEC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
190bearplace Posted January 23 Author Report Share Posted January 23 The 230 engine with a 218 flywheel seems to be the problem. The engine is marked D24 that a friend is putting in a 40 Plymouth PU. The flywheel is original to the truck, not to the engine. Thanks for the info and help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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