grimgaunt,

There is a distinct difference between a 240D flywheel and a 300D flywheel. I weighed them once and the difference is somewhere around 7-9 pounds difference. Also, on the older 300D engines there is a mark on the crank and if the flywheel that you use has a similar mark line them up for correct balance. New engines and flywheels don't have the marks , so they can be assembled any old way.

The older 300d flywheels will work if you can't find one of the rare 300D ones. 300d flywheels are far more common in the U.S.

When I assembled my first conversion and was a newbie, I accidentally used a 110 flywheel from the gas engine. Worked fine without any problems for over 18 months before I found out the difference. In fact, because it was lighter I probably accelerated better with the 110.

Be sure to get new bolts as they have to be torqued and then cranked around another 90 degrees for proper tightening. Old ones might very well break off under the strain.

Good luck, you'll certainly like the added control of a manual tranny.

Ben

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