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Old Nov 18, 2013 | 03:24 PM
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C6 slips in 2nd

I just purchased an '83 F250 4x4 with a 6.9 and a C6. The trans. slips in 2nd. gear, that's what the PO told me. In my driving I wind it up in 1st, let off the throttle, shove it into Nuetral, and then into drive ,seems to work if I don't step on it too hard. So I'm thinking 2nd is just gone. Thinking if I try adjusting the band, see if that helps.
I'm not sure if i'm ready to overhaul this trans., think I'd rather swap in a t18, I have 1 out of an f250 that had a 4.9, If I get the proper bell housing, clutch, fly wheel, would that trans. work ? I'm also considering a ZF 5sp.If I get the ZF out of a truck that had a 460 would that work ?
 
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Old Nov 18, 2013 | 04:46 PM
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A trans from a 460 will not bolt to a diesel. You need a trans from a diesel. They had a unique bellhousing.
 
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Old Nov 19, 2013 | 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Mark Kovalsky
A trans from a 460 will not bolt to a diesel. You need a trans from a diesel. They had a unique bellhousing.
OK so are both 6.9 and 7.3 the same bellhousing ?
 
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Yes they are.
 
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I saw a bellhousing, clutch, flywheel at the U Pull yard, still on a 6.9 , If I get this can I use a 4sp. trans. out of a truck that had a 4.9 6cyl. ? I have many parts trucks but they are all 4.9, 5.0, 5.8, I don't have any big blocks or diesels
 
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