I am in the middle of converting my waterboxer to VW inline 8 valve motor.
The '89 carbio motor is mounted with  the diesel setup and I bought a brand
new diesel flywheel from Ken which is also installed.  I used the Vanagon
friction plate and pressure which I was told is ok.  I fastened the pressure
plate with new hex head cap screws and washers.  I received my freshly
rebuilt waterboxer trans (from Daryl at AA Transaxle)with diesel bellhousing
and input shaft and proceeded to install.  I did remove the two alignment
dowel at the starter as they didn't appear to go into anything.  As I was
drawing it to the engine it became difficult to turn the screws.  I looked
at the timing mark and noticed the pressure plate would hit it if running.
I tried to rotate the crank but it was locked. I back the trans off to see
the pressure plate or screws were hitting the bell housing. What's going
wrong?

Thanks for any help.

John Stepto