WTB: Used tranny bell housing
 

You will have a problem with a type1 bellhousing and 76 and up 228mm flywheels.
If you want to start a Vanagon engine on the stand, you will need a 210mm or 215mm
bus flywheel.

I just saw a bellhousing FS on the Samba.


"Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott" et> wrote in
message ...
> Speedy Jim wrote:
> > Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott wrote:
> >
> >>I'm ranging out include working on my 84 Vanagon's engine. Need a used
> >>bell housing I can mount on a standard engine stand. If it fits a Type
> >>1, it will suit my needs, I think. Will be useful not only for the
> >>Wonderbus's Type 1 engine, but the Vanagon's watercooled waterbox engine
> >>as well. Got a head gasket coolant leak and need to do a wee bit of
> >>disassembly. I'm in So Cal, and will gladly pay reasonable price and
> >>shipping for that old bell housing your wife has been asking you when
> >>are you going to get rid of that thing anyway?
> >>
> >>--
> >>Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> >>71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> >>84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)"
> >>KG6RCR
> >
> >
> > Careful; there are dimensional differences twixt Type 1
> > and later Type 2 bellhousings. This is related to the
> > clutch size.
>
> What? So a guy that told me, "I use the same stand as I use with the
> aircooled. A generic engine stand
> with a bellhousing from an old transmission. All Vanagon engines fit
> the old air cooled transmission too. Only the gear change mechanisms
> are different, but in this case it does not matter." . . . he's mistaken?
>
> Well then, I'll ask among the watercooled guys if any of them have an
> old bell housing they want to part with. Thanks for the correction, Spee-J.
>
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)"
> KG6RCR

Karl wrote:
> You will have a problem with a type1 bellhousing and 76 and up 228mm
> flywheels.
> If you want to start a Vanagon engine on the stand, you will need a
> 210mm or 215mm
> bus flywheel.
>
> I just saw a bellhousing FS on the Samba.

Wrong.
He will have a problem with a 228 clutch attached to the 228 flywheel, not
the flywheel itselves....

J.


>
>
> "Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott"
> et> wrote in
> message ...
>> Speedy Jim wrote:
>>> Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm ranging out include working on my 84 Vanagon's engine. Need a
>>>> used bell housing I can mount on a standard engine stand. If it
>>>> fits a Type 1, it will suit my needs, I think. Will be useful not
>>>> only for the Wonderbus's Type 1 engine, but the Vanagon's
>>>> watercooled waterbox engine as well. Got a head gasket coolant
>>>> leak and need to do a wee bit of disassembly. I'm in So Cal, and
>>>> will gladly pay reasonable price and shipping for that old bell
>>>> housing your wife has been asking you when are you going to get
>>>> rid of that thing anyway?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>>>> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>>>> 84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)"
>>>> KG6RCR
>>>
>>>
>>> Careful; there are dimensional differences twixt Type 1
>>> and later Type 2 bellhousings. This is related to the
>>> clutch size.
>>
>> What? So a guy that told me, "I use the same stand as I use with the
>> aircooled. A generic engine stand
>> with a bellhousing from an old transmission. All Vanagon engines fit
>> the old air cooled transmission too. Only the gear change mechanisms
>> are different, but in this case it does not matter." . . . he's
>> mistaken?
>>
>> Well then, I'll ask among the watercooled guys if any of them have an
>> old bell housing they want to part with. Thanks for the correction,
>> Spee-J.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>> 84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)"
>> KG6RCR

On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 01:38:54 +0200, "P.J.Berg" > wrote:

>Karl wrote:
>> You will have a problem with a type1 bellhousing and 76 and up 228mm
>> flywheels.
>> If you want to start a Vanagon engine on the stand, you will need a
>> 210mm or 215mm
>> bus flywheel.
>>
>> I just saw a bellhousing FS on the Samba.
>
>Wrong.
>He will have a problem with a 228 clutch attached to the 228 flywheel, not
>the flywheel itselves....

Wrong. He will have a problem with the flywheel itself, not the
flywheel itselves... :-P


>
>J.
>
>
>>
>>
>> "Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott"
>> et> wrote in
>> message ...
>>> Speedy Jim wrote:
>>>> Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm ranging out include working on my 84 Vanagon's engine. Need a
>>>>> used bell housing I can mount on a standard engine stand. If it
>>>>> fits a Type 1, it will suit my needs, I think. Will be useful not
>>>>> only for the Wonderbus's Type 1 engine, but the Vanagon's
>>>>> watercooled waterbox engine as well. Got a head gasket coolant
>>>>> leak and need to do a wee bit of disassembly. I'm in So Cal, and
>>>>> will gladly pay reasonable price and shipping for that old bell
>>>>> housing your wife has been asking you when are you going to get
>>>>> rid of that thing anyway?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>>>>> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>>>>> 84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)"
>>>>> KG6RCR
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Careful; there are dimensional differences twixt Type 1
>>>> and later Type 2 bellhousings. This is related to the
>>>> clutch size.
>>>
>>> What? So a guy that told me, "I use the same stand as I use with the
>>> aircooled. A generic engine stand
>>> with a bellhousing from an old transmission. All Vanagon engines fit
>>> the old air cooled transmission too. Only the gear change mechanisms
>>> are different, but in this case it does not matter." . . . he's
>>> mistaken?
>>>
>>> Well then, I'll ask among the watercooled guys if any of them have an
>>> old bell housing they want to part with. Thanks for the correction,
>>> Spee-J.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>>> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>>> 84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)"
>>> KG6RCR
>

--

Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite,
and furthermore always carry a small snake.
- W.C. Fields

Shaggie wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 01:38:54 +0200, "P.J.Berg" > wrote:
>
>
>>Karl wrote:
>>
>>>You will have a problem with a type1 bellhousing and 76 and up 228mm
>>>flywheels.
>>>If you want to start a Vanagon engine on the stand, you will need a
>>>210mm or 215mm
>>>bus flywheel.
>>>
>>>I just saw a bellhousing FS on the Samba.
>>
>>Wrong.
>>He will have a problem with a 228 clutch attached to the 228 flywheel, not
>>the flywheel itselves....
>
>
> Wrong. He will have a problem with the flywheel itself, not the
> flywheel itselves... :-P

Thanks, fellas. A couple of the lads over at www.vanagon.com's mailing
list have offered their funky, useless bell housings.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)"
KG6RCR

Shaggie wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 01:38:54 +0200, "P.J.Berg" > wrote:
>
>> Karl wrote:
>>> You will have a problem with a type1 bellhousing and 76 and up 228mm
>>> flywheels.
>>> If you want to start a Vanagon engine on the stand, you will need a
>>> 210mm or 215mm
>>> bus flywheel.
>>>
>>> I just saw a bellhousing FS on the Samba.
>>
>> Wrong.
>> He will have a problem with a 228 clutch attached to the 228
>> flywheel, not the flywheel itselves....
>
> Wrong. He will have a problem with the flywheel itself, not the
> flywheel itselves... :-P
>


How's your Norwegian Travis..

J.


>
>>
>> J.
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott"
>>> et> wrote in
>>> message ...
>>>> Speedy Jim wrote:
>>>>> Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm ranging out include working on my 84 Vanagon's engine. Need a
>>>>>> used bell housing I can mount on a standard engine stand. If it
>>>>>> fits a Type 1, it will suit my needs, I think. Will be useful not
>>>>>> only for the Wonderbus's Type 1 engine, but the Vanagon's
>>>>>> watercooled waterbox engine as well. Got a head gasket coolant
>>>>>> leak and need to do a wee bit of disassembly. I'm in So Cal, and
>>>>>> will gladly pay reasonable price and shipping for that old bell
>>>>>> housing your wife has been asking you when are you going to get
>>>>>> rid of that thing anyway?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>>>>>> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>>>>>> 84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)"
>>>>>> KG6RCR
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Careful; there are dimensional differences twixt Type 1
>>>>> and later Type 2 bellhousings. This is related to the
>>>>> clutch size.
>>>>
>>>> What? So a guy that told me, "I use the same stand as I use with
>>>> the aircooled. A generic engine stand
>>>> with a bellhousing from an old transmission. All Vanagon engines
>>>> fit the old air cooled transmission too. Only the gear change
>>>> mechanisms are different, but in this case it does not matter." .
>>>> . . he's mistaken?
>>>>
>>>> Well then, I'll ask among the watercooled guys if any of them have
>>>> an old bell housing they want to part with. Thanks for the
>>>> correction, Spee-J.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>>>> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>>>> 84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)"
>>>> KG6RCR

"P.J.Berg" > wrote in message
news:eZEbd.167$GV4.33@amstwist00...
>
> How's your Norwegian Travis..
>
>


....................Like me, he's got all he that can handle with English.
You multi-lingual Euro guys don't know what a fullback trap behind a pulling
guard is though.........lol

"P.J.Berg" wrote:
>
> Shaggie wrote:
> > On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 01:38:54 +0200, "P.J.Berg" > wrote:
> >
> >> Karl wrote:
> >>> You will have a problem with a type1 bellhousing and 76 and up 228mm
> >>> flywheels.
> >>> If you want to start a Vanagon engine on the stand, you will need a
> >>> 210mm or 215mm
> >>> bus flywheel.
> >>>
> >>> I just saw a bellhousing FS on the Samba.
> >>
> >> Wrong.
> >> He will have a problem with a 228 clutch attached to the 228
> >> flywheel, not the flywheel itselves....
> >
> > Wrong. He will have a problem with the flywheel itself, not the
> > flywheel itselves... :-P
> >
>
> How's your Norwegian Travis..
>
> J.



Fluent, after three sixpacks and a bottle of whiskey ;)

Jan

On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 07:52:21 +0300, Jan Andersson
> wrote:

>"P.J.Berg" wrote:
>>
>> Shaggie wrote:
>> > On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 01:38:54 +0200, "P.J.Berg" > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Karl wrote:
>> >>> You will have a problem with a type1 bellhousing and 76 and up 228mm
>> >>> flywheels.
>> >>> If you want to start a Vanagon engine on the stand, you will need a
>> >>> 210mm or 215mm
>> >>> bus flywheel.
>> >>>
>> >>> I just saw a bellhousing FS on the Samba.
>> >>
>> >> Wrong.
>> >> He will have a problem with a 228 clutch attached to the 228
>> >> flywheel, not the flywheel itselves....
>> >
>> > Wrong. He will have a problem with the flywheel itself, not the
>> > flywheel itselves... :-P
>> >
>>
>> How's your Norwegian Travis..
>>
>> J.
>
>
>
>Fluent, after three sixpacks and a bottle of whiskey ;)
>
>Jan

I saidn't have could it better myself. :-)

--

Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite,
and furthermore always carry a small snake.
- W.C. Fields

Shaggie wrote:
>>>
>>>How's your Norwegian Travis..
>>
>>
>>Fluent, after three sixpacks and a bottle of whiskey ;)
>
>
> I saidn't have could it better myself. :-)

Actually in Finnish we have a saying "puhua norjaa"
(to speaak norwegian), that means to throw up.
Same as "to speak to the big phone" ;)

---
Olli

Olli Lammi wrote:
>
> Actually in Finnish we have a saying "puhua norjaa"
> (to speaak norwegian), that means to throw up.
> Same as "to speak to the big phone" ;)

Silly me. It must be an international term. Maybe the
Norwegians invented it. What were they drinking?

---
Olli