Re: alfa-digest V7 #18

["Thomas Moll" <moltek@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 18:00:59 -0700
>From: ERIC_LUTKIN@domain.elided
>Subject: cracked bellhousing on 74 GTVItem Subject: cc:Mail Text
>The bellhousing on my 74 GTV has cracked where the starter attaches >to 
it.  This
>is the second time I've had this failure.  The first one lasted >about 
160K miles
>(18 years).  The second one (it was used) lasted about 40K miles (6 
>years).  Is 
>this a common problem and if so is there a suggested fix besides >just 
replacing 
>it that might increase the lifetime of the repair?eric_lutkin@domain.elided

Just had the same happen to me but on my Super, which of course has the 
smaller, hard to find, 1600 bell housing. So i took it to my favorite 
welder who had it done within an hour. He even ground the weld so well 
that you have to look really hard to see that it's ever been broken.

Good luck
Thomas Moll 
NWARC
Sunny Seattle 
- -67 Super
- -74 Spider 

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