Hi all, Can't remember where I saw this but I guess you can machine the seal bore depth to match the late one?
Ed

Don't think so, better to just get the correct bell housing, Bell housing follows the crank, Early crank = Early Bell housing, Late crank = Late Bell housing.







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This is covered in "Hot to Hot Rod Corvair Engines" (Page 65 in my copy). You can purchase a .070" seal spacer from Clarks or *as I recall* cylinder base gaskets are the right size and a small stack of them will add up to the needed thickness.

As Dave noted, it might be easier to just get the correct bell housing.

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OK, found it in the revised book on pg 70. Install a spacer(.065-.070) under crank seal to move seal back.
Ed

There is no spacer needed!

I am right now writing a post with pictures about this very thing.

You can use any bell housing with any crank!

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Here is a link to my post about this.

Bellhousings and Seals

Ken Hand
Handy Car Care
248 613 8586

Vairmech@aol.com

vairmech Wrote:
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> There is no spacer needed!
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> I am right now writing a post with pictures about this very thing.
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> You can use any bell housing with any crank!

O.K. I was going to mention the different crank gears, but you addressed it in a different post. I assume the longer stroke crank gear won't work with a the the earlier flywheel as that was an issue brought up here at one time.



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> O.K. I was going to mention the different crank gears, but you addressed it in a different post. I assume the longer stroke crank gear won't work with a the the earlier flywheel as that was an issue brought up here at one time.
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I didn't address the flywheel and everyone always asks about the seal and bellhousing.

Addressing the early flywheel on a late crank; it could hit at some point. The weight ring is almost double the thickness of the late moving it closer to the bolt heads. That is probably why the extra length on the seal area.

Ken Hand
Handy Car Care
248 613 8586

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