Re: [Amc-list] 196 parts

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>]

The manual crank has the bulge too? Interesting! My 61 American w/196 didn't have it. Either the engine was changed (possibly just the crank) or AMC made the flywheel so that it could be mounted on a flat or bilged crank, and just happened to install that engine in your car due to availability. Either scenario is possible. The only way to reach an educated guess is to check the date code on the engine. If it's 08/61 through 06/62 it's likely to be original to the car, though that still doesn't rule out a possible crank replacement. 

Is the hole drilled in the crank bigger in the 63 crank or just the hole in the pilot bushing? It may be hard to see where the crank ends and bushing starts, but clean it up and find out. You can make/have made a thinner pilot bushing if necessary. You could also find a 58-62 torque converter and flex plate. That should solve the fit problem. No easy/cheap solution this time! 

I don't know about using the old bearings. If they are good you should be okay for a while, but then you know you'll have to tear it down again later. I'd keep the bearings with the crank, not the block, and make sure they are in the same positions. Even then line boring may be slightly different between blocks, but at least you'll know the bearings are worn-in to the crank itself. 

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Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:31:41 -0800 (PST)
From: d stohler <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx>

my issue is, i pulled caspers motor. 1962 196 with t96 trans. the other car is my 63 440H. it has the auto. the 63 auto motor has the flat crank. my 62 manual motor has the bulge. the torque converter wont go in right with that bulge. the hole the pilot bushing goes in is bigger on the 63 auto, none bulge crank. so just cutting off the bulge wont get me nothing. still to small of hole for the bushing. 

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