Quote Originally Posted by gun512 View Post
Like i was saying, the simple easy fix is use the SAE#3, then get a flywheel and from a cummins powered dodge. Say a 95 3/4 ton dodge cummins with a 5speed. Get the flywheel from whoever, NAPA, Advanced Auto, you choose. and then call a clutch manufacturer and get an OE style clutch for that same year truck with the 1.5in on 10spline input. All done. The only thing i have not tracked down is the starter for the set-up. But i beleive the same year model dodge cummins starter will work.
I don't mean to dispute this, as I don't know for sure, but I find that highly unlikely. First, if it were that easy, then I'm quite sure I would have heard of it before. Never even heard a hint that it would work. I'm quite sure that the diameter of the Dodge flywheel is quite different from an SAE flywheel, so the starter location on the SAE#3 bellhousing adapter would not be in the right place for the starter to engage the ring gear. Also, how far back is the starter mounting location from a known loacation? You could use the flange on the crankcase as a reference, I suppose. If they are in different locations, then the same thing applies. No way for the starter to engage.

Also not taken into account is the thickness of the flywheel, and where it will locate the clutch plate. Those are the two main hurdles to that theory, and as I said, it is unlikely that they are the same. A little research could disprove it, but I really don't think that is necessary. I'm going to go on the assumption that it won't work. There are just too many variables to believe that it would. Even 2 different SAE#3 flywheels for two different applications won't interchange, for the same reasons. Even if the Dodge flywheel worked for one, it wouldn't work for another. So that magical combination that everyone is looking for, for the 3053 happens to be the most common application available, and somehow, everyone missed that little detail except you. Like I said, I'm not out to bust your chops, but that seems pretty unlikely. You will definitely need an SAE#3 flywheel to use the SAE#3 bellhousing adapter. The only question is, Which one?

Doug