> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Wayne [SMTP:twwayne@altavista.com]
> Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2000 5:06 PM
> To:   vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> Subject:      Engine conversion problem
>
>
> Hi list:
>
> I am installing the TIICO kit on an 1.9 84 automatic. We just about had it
> done today
> when...
>
> We tried to hook up the three 8 mm bolts to the flex plate that engage (?)
> the transmission
> and the engine. When I put one in and tried to spin the engine the head of
> the hex
> bolt hit the aluminum mounting plate. The flex plate is fully up against
> the transmission
> so I don't think that is the problem.
>
> One solution I am considering is countersinking allen bolts enough to give
> the flex
> plate and the aluminum plate free play. Have you ever had this problem
> with one of
> your conversions? Does this sound like a reasonable solution? Will 8 mm
> hex bolts
> with smaller heads be better than the bolts we currently have (about
> 3/8ths of an
> inch)? Lastly, is there a flex plate for a manual transmission, and if so,
> is it
> different than the automatic?
>
> Thanks for any assistance you might be able to provide.
>
> Tom Wayne
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