I am installing the 3.2L back into my 1997 Rodeo 4WD after getting it rebuilt. I've got the bell housing bolts installed and eveerything looks good...but when I started to try and install the three flywheel to torque converter bolts I realized it was going to be very difficult to align the two. I'm used to working on old fords and GMs where the bottom of the bell housing is "cut away" and you can clearly see and turn the converter. Not so with the Isuzu. I can turn the flywheel to get the bolt hole in an accesible position but I don't see any way to turn the torque converter. Is there a trick to this I'm not seeing? Thanks!

Try removing the starter and see if you can get to it through there.

Madcat <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

THATS THE TRICK , GO THRU THE STARTER HOLE JERRY

Got it! Once I got my arm contorted enough to get my hand into the starter hole I realized the flywheel and converter were turning together. The crank had been replaced in the rebuild and I had failed to check the fit between the "pilot" dia on the converter and the crankshaft. So out with the engine and a little polishing on the crank c'bore and then the torque converter lined up easily. Thanks!