Bellhousing issue

[zakimodo]

i got a bell housing at a swap meet. it neds to fit a 78 318 that is bolting up a 4 speed. the bolt pattern on this housing does not match the trany nor the engine. i am wodnering if i got a a housing for a magnum engine. so do magnum engines have different housings? :-|

 

[fishy68]

Magnum engines have the same bolt pattern as 318LA engines. It might be a big block bellhousing.

 

[gremlin]

I haven't seen one in a while, but I think the granny 4 speed housing is different from the regular 4 speed housing, too.

 

[zakimodo]

if thats the case with the big block why wont it bolt up to the 4 speed??

 

[cavemanmoron]

Mopar casting numbers for the tranny, and the bellhousing??

Swap meet people, and Yard sales, will sell you what you want.

"Yep it'll fit that"; Doesn't mean that it will.

 

[grumpuscreature]

Check the starter location on your new bell. If it is roughly at 11:00, you have a /6 bell housing. If the starter is in roughly the same position as your 318, but won't bolt to the block and seems slightly larger, you have a big block bell housing. Since the tranny bolts don't line up, I'm guessing you have either a /6 3 speed bell or a big block granny 4 speed bell out of a truck. Hope this helps.

 

[Cerwin]

i agree with caveman...

 

[Jim Lusk]

Post a pic.

 

[zakimodo]

here are some pics the engine is on a stand so i couldnt get any pics of it

 

[grumpuscreature]

The center pic tells the tale. That is 4 speed granny truck bolt pattern. :sad:

 

[zakimodo]

thanks, that solves my problem any body want to buy it???