Series 21/4 petrol engine

[Bigant]

Hi Guys

I must be a glutton for punishment, whilst still trying to sort out my rear cross member issues I stumbled across a 21/4 petrol engine on ebay.

I was going to spend £40 on some of the oil additive that I have seen advertised that claims to solve the problem of a smokey old engine, so instead I spent £50 on an engine that has only covered 62,000 from new.

The old unit came out without any problems but for some reason the new engine won't mate up to the bell housing on the gearbox. I have managed to get the spline from the gearbox nicely aligned and the two have come together to the point where the studs are up against the bell housing rim they are just not lining up to the holes.

I have adjusted and re adjusted the chains that I am using to hold the engine but whatever I try the engine won't sit straight to allow the studs to line up.

Before I remove the gearbox and fit the engine and then refit the gearbox has anyone got any idea's.

Thanks in advance

Regards

Bigant

[kingdong]

make sure none of the studs are bent if not you will have to swap the back plates over that should do it

graham.

s11a swb bronze green.

[Bigant]

make sure none of the studs are bent if not you will have to swap the back plates over that should do it

graham.

s11a swb bronze green.

Thanks for the tip Graham, one way or th eother It has to go in today!

[kingdong]

they used to fit landy 2.1/4 engines in fork lifts and i think the back plates were different and if it is out of a f/lift it would of had lpg running through it so i would pull the head off and see if the valves are ok they were prone to blowing valves even with hardend valves.

graham.

soon to have a 200 tdi.