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