nev123
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| posted on 4/7/05 at 05:22 PM |
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Fit manual box on automatic?
Please forgive what is surely the most basic of questions: if I buy an Escort Mk2 with a 1300 automatic engine, can I bolt a 1300 manual gearbox on it
instead?
There are a few automatic Escort Mk2s around, but I can't find a manual one. Perhaps this is the answer.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 4/7/05 at 05:46 PM |
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Quite easy to do
Apart from the gearbox and clutch release gear you wil need a flywheel, spigot bearing, sandwich plate. The starter was also different on automatic
Escorts but depending on your flywheel this may be OK
[Edited on 4/7/05 by britishtrident]
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 4/7/05 at 07:50 PM |
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I used a 1600 x-flow engine from an auto - it's identical to a manual one except for one thing. The end of the crankshaft where the flywheel
would normally sit has a steel cap on that's a very tight fit. It's like a steel ashtray jammed on the end, but looks like a permanent
fixing - very confusing.
I knocked mine off after stripping the engine, but you would probably be able to lever it off if you wanted to leave the engine alone. Once
that's off then all you need is a flywheel and a spigot bearing. As BT says, you'll need a starter motor to match your flywheel (get the
flywheel first!).
David
[Edited on 4/7/05 by David Jenkins]
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nev123
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| posted on 6/7/05 at 09:43 AM |
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Great... thanks for the info :-)
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MikeR
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| posted on 6/7/05 at 06:23 PM |
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errm...........
would that be a thin thing that you put the bolts through into the crank?
If so, mine just fell off when i removed the torque converter!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 6/7/05 at 07:58 PM |
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Sounds like it! 
You'll soon know if you've got it right - if it's still on the flywheel just won't sit right. When it's removed the end
of the crank fits snuggly into the recess on the flywheel.
David
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