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I finally thought I'd solved my flywheel problem by ordering one from a guy on ebay that does diesel conversions on Rovers. He said he had (has) a stack two feet high, none of which are grooved, only rusted.
So, great, right?
Well the first problem is that he has the same photo of a petrol flywheel on both a petrol and diesel auction. So I of course, didn't catch the fact that he had two different wheels listed and clicked on the diesel one (wrong one, obv.).
And I did not realize anything was wrong at all until I have had the wheel turned (it DID have a groove) and was up underneath trying to get a 30+ pound steel-toothed discus up in place. There was NO WAY it was fitting.
Back to the basement to take a closer look. And it is about .25 too large in diameter.
I continue to look at it. It is about .375 thicker.
I should have known something was wrong when it arrived with six countersunk bolt/stud holes, into which were pressed (very tightly according to the machinist) bolts. But I just figured this was some kind of PO modification (flywheel mods not being uncommon) or a variant I was unfamiliar with. I depended on my assumption that this clearly knowledgeable person on the other end of the transaction had sent me the correct flywheel. Yes, naive, I know. It's my nature to quash cynicism whenever possible.
Anyway, the other party is sending me another flywheel, apparently.
My question is, what do I have here? (I'm not convinced this is just a diesel wheel, as the pics and drawings I've seen of diesel wheels look much more like a petrol wheel (the only difference being the ring gear as I understand?).
And also, what would be the likelihood of me selling it to try to get any of my machining costs back out of it ($55 - turning, r&r dowels, drive out bolts.) The original cost of the wheel was $66 with shipping - so I have about $120 into it.
I can just send it back to him, but then I'm definitely out that extra expense (and in my life at the moment that is not something I can easily write off without at least trying to get some of it back).
So, great, right?
Well the first problem is that he has the same photo of a petrol flywheel on both a petrol and diesel auction. So I of course, didn't catch the fact that he had two different wheels listed and clicked on the diesel one (wrong one, obv.).
And I did not realize anything was wrong at all until I have had the wheel turned (it DID have a groove) and was up underneath trying to get a 30+ pound steel-toothed discus up in place. There was NO WAY it was fitting.
Back to the basement to take a closer look. And it is about .25 too large in diameter.
I continue to look at it. It is about .375 thicker.
I should have known something was wrong when it arrived with six countersunk bolt/stud holes, into which were pressed (very tightly according to the machinist) bolts. But I just figured this was some kind of PO modification (flywheel mods not being uncommon) or a variant I was unfamiliar with. I depended on my assumption that this clearly knowledgeable person on the other end of the transaction had sent me the correct flywheel. Yes, naive, I know. It's my nature to quash cynicism whenever possible.
Anyway, the other party is sending me another flywheel, apparently.
My question is, what do I have here? (I'm not convinced this is just a diesel wheel, as the pics and drawings I've seen of diesel wheels look much more like a petrol wheel (the only difference being the ring gear as I understand?).
And also, what would be the likelihood of me selling it to try to get any of my machining costs back out of it ($55 - turning, r&r dowels, drive out bolts.) The original cost of the wheel was $66 with shipping - so I have about $120 into it.
I can just send it back to him, but then I'm definitely out that extra expense (and in my life at the moment that is not something I can easily write off without at least trying to get some of it back).
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