Editing Talk:Transmission holding fixtures

Jon

There seems to be an impasse as to whether "bell housing" (two words) is the preferred term, or if "bellhousing" is correct (pls. refer to [http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/index.php?title=Transmission_holding_fixtures&action=history History]).

In 'researching' this, I determined- by doing a simple Wikipedia search for 'transmission bellhousing' (3,320,000 results) and 'transmission bell housing' (1,100,000 results, both as of 02-09-12 @ 8 PM)- that 'bellhousing' as one word was the preferred term. Oddly, using just the term 'bellhousing' as opposed to 'bell housing' revealed much fewer results for 'bellhousing'- but the results for 'bell housing' also included (by the majority) results containing 'bellhousing'. 

In further looking into this, I found the following using 'bellhousing' exclusively:

Summit

Jegs

McLeod 

Ford Racing

GMPP

Moroso

J.W. Performance Transmission

Lakewood

Quick Time

Reid

Steeda

TCI

At this point I ended further searches. 

Previously I edited the text to how it was originally- text that included the single word 'bellhousing' that had been used by both members Neighbors and cobalt327 at separate edits/times. When I made my edit, I included the reasons for my edit in a "Comment" that is seen when viewed in the edit window.

I would appreciate it if a determination would be made on the preferred terminology for bell/housing.

Thanks--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 18:44, 9 February 2012 (MST)
:I'm not finding a clear answer either way. Some words or phrases have multiple acceptable spellings, and it looks like this is one of them. Same with rearend or "rear end".--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 19:43, 9 February 2012 (MST)

::OK then, either is acceptable. I have edited the text I submitted to the way I originally submitted it. Member Neighbors can deal with editing to his material if he so chooses.

::As a "professional courtesy" I'd appreciate it if 'bellhousing' in the text I submitted not be edited further.--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 20:34, 9 February 2012 (MST)
:::I'm fine with either, but keep in mind that, especially with undefined issues like this one, influence over an article is usually proportional to editing contributions. So if it's an undecided formatting or verbiage issue, whoever is the current most significant contributor to an article will likely have the greatest hand in steering its development.--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 23:06, 9 February 2012 (MST)