Engine and Transmission Tech

I'm trying to find out what my flywheel fits. It's 14" across, 166 teeth and has a larger index hole than a Buick 300-350 or Buick 430/455 etc. Could it be for a Buick Nailhead? I cannot find any info. Do all V8 Buick flywheels after a certain point have 166 teeth? This is a nice piece but is worthless if I can't find the proper application. It is a Schiefer model 2711A. Does ANYONE know where I can get more info? Thanks for the help.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/26/2011 07:00PM by Dave.

I found this on ebay:
[cgi.ebay.com]
For $5 it's yours and you can find out what the flywheel is for.

This fellow says he has a large collection of old speed catalogs 1950-60s 70s If you need to Identify anything write to him with the make and part# : www.oilnspeed.com

Also found some info about Schiefer, the man:
[www2.sema.org]

Regards,

Martin

> The index hole is ~2 7/8" and the center-to-center bolt pattern is 3 5/8".
> Overall diameter is 14".

According to [www.transmissionadapters.com]:

The crankshaft on the ’64 to ’66 has a flywheel locating flange OD of 2.48 inches.
The crankshaft on the ’57 to ’63 has a flywheel locating flange OD of 2.90 inches.

I have a 322 Buick nailhead on an engine stand. There's not much room to
get a measuring tape in there but it appears to have an index hole around
3". Center to center may be close to what you have too. I'll see if I can
get wrenches in there to pop the flexplate off this weekend. The ring gear
on the flexplate is 15" but it's not uncommon for manual and automatic
flywheel/flexplates to be different and require different starters.
I've got an Offy bellhousing adapter for the 322 and an aluminum flywheel
that I thought was supposed to be for the 322 but it appears to have a
flange of 3.175" and is 4" across the bolt holes. The pattern looks just
like yours but the dimensions are different so I'm not sure what it fits now.

Dan Jones