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Originally Posted by Bill Hanlon
Original Hydra-Matics (which Pontiac used into 1956) not only had a flywheel, but it doubled as the front of the torus cover.
This picture is from a GMC Master Parts book. GMCs of that era used Pontiac V8s and continued to use the Dual-Range HydraMatic into the early 60s.
Note the 30 bolt holes around the outer diameter of the flywheel and torus cover to hold the parts together.
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Yeah, they called it a flywheel , but it's nothing like Roto's thick and heavy one.