Re: SER1 Bellhousings...

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Ed,
The bolt pattern is different, the 2 litre is the same as the 2.6, but 
the 2.25 is different.  You need a 2.25 bell housing that from anything 
upto but not including the series 3, ie the one with the clutch slave 
cylinder on the drivers side, so that the rod for the clutch can go in.  
Also, I'm not sure how the 2 litre engine mounts go, as when I put a 
2.25 diesel in my 86", I didn't have them, as it had a holden six 
cylinder in it.  But I used a standard 2.25 engine mount bracket on the 
passenger side, and one from a 2.6 on the drivers side, and used the 
proper 2.25 diesel rubber engine mounts on both sides.  I have been told 
by others that there are issues getting the carbie under the bonnet, as 
a friend of mine with a 2.25 petrol in an 80" had to turn the bonnet 
mounts upside down to lift the back of the bonnet a bit.  If you go down 
the 2.25 diesel route, the injector pump just interferes with the air 
cleaner, so I moved the battery to under the drivers seat, and bolted 
the air cleaner to battery plate.  Also, you might have to move the 
radiator forward a bit, I'm not sure, as mine had already been moved 
forward a lot to fit the six cylinder in.  The 2.25 diesel went quite 
well in the 86", I actually had it at 70 MPH with 7.50x16s on, and that 
was verified behind a Range Rover!!  Well that is until it got a sump 
full of mud, and then the oil light would come on at anything below 3000 
RPM.  Oh and the other issue I had is that the pully on the crankshaft 
is directly over the front diff housing, found this out by the dint in 
the axle housing after I accidentally got it air born!.

Oh and I forgot, as Tony said, the front bearing on the lay shaft is 
different, but after I ended up putting a 2A F suffix gearbox in mine ( 
None syncro and sealed input shaft!! )

Regards
Craig Murray
edwardatherton@xxxxxxx.xx.xx wrote:
> A while ago someone (sorry, forgot who!) was putting a 2.25 in place of the
> 2-litre and needed to change the bellhousing.  As I remember, it was decided
> that a late S1 or early S2 bellhousing was needed.
> I presume that all the clutch release and so on are retained from inside
> the original bellhousing so the S1 clutch can be used.
> The 2-litre in my 1957 88" is tired.  I do about 20,000 miles a year (its
> my only car!), so I want a 2.25 with all the bits ready to swap over, just
> in case...
>
> My question is - how do I recognise the correct bellhousing (or what do I
> ask sellers/people to look for) ?
>
> Thanks in advance... Ed
>
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