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farna
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mramc is correct on the changes to the six - bell to engine bolt pattern changed to be the same as the V-8 in 1972 along with the change to Chrysler auto trannys -- and the starter switched sides. The flexplate/flywheel changed to a larger diameter also. Physically the 72+ six flexplate/flywheel interchanges with the V-8, but the V-8s have a balancing weight cast into the flywheel/welded to the flexplate... different weights for different engine sizes. Wardog -- you just trying to replace the starter? The shim should come off the old starter and go on the new.
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Wardog
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No what I'm trying to replace is the Flexplate for a 327 AMC
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vinny
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Don't know about the flex plate but I did have a 77 Wagoneer 360 with a TH400. It had some kind of adapter plate between the engine and tranny.
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hacksaw1971
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thats strange ... i bought a 360 with a TH400 and select track T case hooked to it and it didn't have a spacer. it was out of a J20.
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its the little things that make the biggest difference
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purple72Gremlin
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vinny
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Mine was probably the same. I remember taking out the transfer case and transmission to have the reverse band replaced. Are you saying there was no plate between the engine and transmission?
I did that job way back in 1985 0r 86. At the same time I fixed the reason the reverse band failed. I backed up a snow bank not in low range to jamb a willow stick into the gas tank to plug a hole that started dripping on our way to Ft. St. John in B.C. The hole got a nut brazed over it and after that the tank had a drain plug. I found out that although Jeep Wagoneers were almost worthless in Vancouver, they were a hot ticket item in Whitehorse up in the Yukon.
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vinny
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When we got back to Ft.St.John I bought an 81 big size Cherokee. IIRC it had locking hubs up front and maybe the Chrysler transmission. It got somewhat better fuel economy than the quadratrac.
Edited by vinny - Dec/15/2021 at 6:29am |
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Cricket
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That 327 flexplate set was mine, and I sold it earlier this year. Every once in a while, you will find someone who has parts to sell from one of those conversions. Mine was from a 66 Jeep with a 327 and TH-400.
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Wardog
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Yep that's exactly what we have
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