Re: 65 Rambler - Gasoline Geyser - Help?!

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A: ACK! NO! The 327/TH400 flexplate is different from BW auto plates! If you 
were planning to convert to a TH400, you could do it with the parts from his 
rig. I was curious what the differences were in the bellhousing and 
flexplate from the 360 version. I was sort of toying with the idea of 
putting a 327 (I don't have it anymore) into a '90 Grand Wagoneer with GM 
700R4 or TH400 and NP208. (I know it was silly, but I like the 327 better 
than a 360, but not as much as 401, so that may end up being the powerplant, 
IF my arm doesn't require surgery and they can get it back online is a 
reasonable amount of time)


From: "John M. Livingston" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: 65 Rambler - Gasoline Geyser - Help?!
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 20:02:47 -0800


<SNIP>

I've just done it in my Ambassador, it wasn't too bad.  The front passenger
side was up on a jack, and the wheel was off.  From the passenger side I
went underneath and was able to support the starter with my right hand with
my arm braced against the floor then started the bottom bolt with my left
hand.  Now here's my question: What's the "specialness" of the top bolt?
Mine was missing, and the bottom was not extremely tight. Once I got it off,
I could see that some (not all) of the teeth on the flywheel were worn, as
were the teeth on the pinion gear of the starter. I have the starter back
from being rebuilt and it's reinstalled with the exception of that missing
top bolt so I'll need to find one of "those", whatever "those" is, shortly.
Is it something I can find at a local hardware store or is this going to be
more exotic than that?

Also, are all flywheels off of 327's the same? I have one headed my way
(Thanks Jim!) out of a '66 Wagoneer, so it was mated to a TH-400
transmission.  If it's in better shape than mine I'd like to use it in my
'65 Ambo with the BW M10 tranny.

Thanks,

John M. Livingston
1965 AMC Rambler Ambassador 990-H

http://1965rambler.blogspot.com