Flywheel questions...

DionR said
I think Greg is right. I found the same picture online and read what the guy was saying when he posted it, and per my understanding that would be a 3.7L bellhousing.

Here is the thread I found it in.

Also, I noticed that the above pictured one doesn't have a slot for the crank sensor, while the 3.9 Dakota one's do, in addition to differences in where the vent is.

The thing that confuses me is, Clair made it sound like there are no provisions for mounting a starter, while I see bosses there. I suspect they aren't tapped and are oversized, but there is still a flange and holes. He also said it wasn't deep enough, but that could be fix with a dremel or something. Is it not possible that there is enough meat there to use the holes and bolt up a standard starter? Maybe a helicoil or something would bring it down to the right sizes, or build a plate that has studs or something that fits on from the back side? Oh wait, I'm assuming the bolt pattern would be the same, aren't I.

I'd sure like to see those picture Clair sent you, Greg. I'd be willing to put them on my photobucket account and link them here, if there were no issues.

DionR said
Compared pictures of a Liberty starter to a Dakota one on RockAuto, and I don't think things will line up. Darn.

DionR said
Here's the pictures Greg has:

Guilty as charged! I'm glad to be wrong either way, more options are a good thing... From what I remember, Clair's post said that the bellhousing had no provision for mounting the starter because it used a metal plate. I've seen similar plates that go between the engine and the bellhousing before on scattershields. I'm not sure if it's a similar situation or what it is, I've obviously never seen one. It would be awesome if we could get him to chip in on the discussion. However, currently the 4.7L may offer the option of using a factory flywheel (11"/143-tooth) that matches the 5.7 crank bolt pattern with the 3.9L bellhousing. That is if it isn't a dual mass flywheel... I'm not sure of any factory options in the 10.5" range.

Greg55_99 said
Questions I don't have an answer for, but may get your creative thoughts going.

1. Does the Hemi crank and the 3.7L V6 Jeep crank have the same flywheel bolt pattern? (they both have 8 bolts)
2. If so, can you use the 10.5" Jeep 3.7L flywheel, bellhousing and starter on the Hemi?

Just askin'... After all, I am a Junkyard Dawg....

Greg

Jeez guys, I must be driving you crazy with this stuff. I'm sorry I'm not keeping good track of this information, I hate repeating myself, I'm sure nobody else enjoys it. As Greg stated here, the 3.7L flywheel may be a 10.5" candidate just like the 4.7L is an 11" candidate. Still searching for information on their actual style (hopefully NOT dual mass).