chris88 Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Is there a hole in the flywheel housing to manually turn over these motors like an E7? I havent had a chance to get underneath and check so i figured id ask on here. Its got a 711. With the E7 we have a gear that meshes with the flywheel to turn it over. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2458-question-on-my-b-61/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Seems there isn't.........if I recall. Maybe I haven't looked in the right place. There is an inspection hole, but I don't think there is room for anything in there to turn flywheel. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2458-question-on-my-b-61/#findComment-12150 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris88 Posted May 13, 2007 Author Share Posted May 13, 2007 How do you guys normally crank em over manually? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2458-question-on-my-b-61/#findComment-12183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK Trucking Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 The older bellhousings usually had a small hole near the bottom where you could stick a large screwdriver into the teeth on the flywheel and by prying on the flywheel teeth you could turn the flywheel one tooth at a time.The E7's don't have this, and with those I put a socket and breaker bar on the harmonic balancer retaining bolt at the front of the crank and turn it that way. Quote "If You Can't Shift It Smoothly, You Shouldn't Be Driving It" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2458-question-on-my-b-61/#findComment-12185 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris88 Posted May 13, 2007 Author Share Posted May 13, 2007 I just got it goin so its no big deal. I thought maybe it got some water in the cylendars because she wasnt crankin but i turned it over with a pry bar and then it fired right up. Must be a dead spot or somethin on the flywheel. The E7s have a hole in the flywheel housing that you put a gear in to crank em over. Works a lot easier because you get the gear reduction to turn it over. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2458-question-on-my-b-61/#findComment-12187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theakerstwo Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 another way to turn any engine is to jack up one wheel and put trans in hi gear and bumb the wheel over by hand with a bumbing motion and if it is hard to turn you may need some one to watch the what ever.I have did it for years even runing over head you turn a litte and walk up and look and turn some moore till you got it and that way you dont have to weight on some one to come over and help. glenn Quote glenn akers Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/2458-question-on-my-b-61/#findComment-12188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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