I bought a 56 longbed for cheap cuz it has a sweet cab that I desperately needed... It has a 272 with a 4 speed... The guy said it hasn't run in 30 years... So I brought it home and rebuilt the carb and the ol girl fired right up... Couldn't believe it!!!! Fixed a couple of leaking radiator hoses and getting ready to change the oil now that she's warmed up.

My question... I'm sitting on the floor board playing with the gears... and I can't find reverse... the **** shows reverse to be all the way to the right and up but that's a forward gear (wants to creep forward)...

My shop manual doesn't give me any info and I don't have an owner's manual for it...

Please help...

Bravo

 

I was thinking it was all the way left and up.

 

has to be left or right up or down. try all 4

 

oil is changed... Grumpy... I tried all of those

 

its 4 on the floor... can't find the 5th hole for reverse...

 

Follow the ****'s pattern. Try pushing down as you move to Rev. Make sure the clutch is all the way down (or engine off).

 

i'd toss an answer in , but it's been so dain long since i drove mine i don't remember where reverse is , hades come to think of it i really don't know where the truck is .........

 

tried pushing down to find a different gear but no luck...

I'm glad there's no smart a**es and comedians on this board

 

if i 'member right in my t-89 it's to the right and up ... your clutch adjusted right ??? may seem simple but it's happened before . maybe it's rusted up . again seems stupid / simple but i have had it happen . picked up a tranny the had sat for years in weather , most of the gears worked but one wouldnt and it was frozen up , rusted . as afr as comedians , and smart a--es just wait ................ we are here !!!!!!!! ........ but at the same time we will try to help . the 49 f-4 it'swas to the right and down . i'll go out and play with mine in the am and tell ya , as im sure you got a t-89 in yours too .

 

I haven't got underneath and tried to find an id plate yet but it is a 4 speed according to the **** and VIN tag on the door... I'll research T-89... Thanks

 

Alrighty...

Ran back outside and "persuaded" it to the right... must not of used reverse the last 30 years... anyway... popped over to the right and up... Reverse has been found!

Now to swap everything over to the 110" frame...

Thanks for the help

Bravo

 

just as the shifter **** depicted... just wasn't coaxing it enough...

 

damn, just when i was going to give a smart *** answer.
glad you found it

 

Sounds like you should pop the top cover off the tranny at least, check for rust etc., before you get too far down the road.

 

Yeah, everything will get the once over when I swap out the frame...

JB