Re: Responses to a Few AMC Engine Swap Questions from December

[n9ads@domain.elided (Howard R Pletcher)]

On Mon, 4 Jan 1999 09:17:40 -0800  "Shubin, Pete" <PShubin@domain.elided>
writes:
>>
>The AMC V8s do have a different bell housing bolt pattern than the IH
V8s.
>I found it curious that Howard found no difference in the flywheel
housing
>part numbers for the trannys with the IH engines and the AMC engines. 
In
>'72 or so the AMC 258 was redone and the bell housing bolt pattern then
>matched the AMC V8s (304, 360, 401).  
>
The question I was answering was whether there was a difference in the
transmissions themselves for the different engines.   The flywheel
housings are  different for the IH vs. AMC engines as you mention.

>>From what I have seen and learned from the Jeep people.  AMC V8 for 258
>conversions are simple and my 360 appears to confirm this.  AMC V8 for
IH V8
>swaps might be different although the T-18 bell housing for the 258
should
>be able to be swapped for the T-18 bell housing for the IH engines. Can
>anyone confirm this? 

That should work as far as I can tell since the 401 and 6-258 in the
pickups and the 6-258 in the Scout all use the same part number flywheel
housing.  It appears the change in the bolt pattern in on the rear of the
engines coincided with the switch from the 6-232 to the 6-258 (in IH's)
as there is one part number for the flywheel housing for the 232 and
another for the 258 with no other differences based on production date,
so a 232 housing will not be of use in a swap.

Howard Pletcher
Howteron Products Scout Parts

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