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Old Jun 12, 2018 | 07:53 PM
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4wd shifter ****????

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question thiugh is his son out a skull skull shifter on the 4wd shifter and I was looking to put an original back on but in searching I’ve seen 2 different patterns?
4h n 2wd 4l
2wd n 4h 4l

trying to figure out which one it is that I need if anyone can help? It’s a ‘78 F250 custom with 400m and c6 auto
 
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Old Jun 12, 2018 | 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by azdragger
question thiugh is his son out a skull skull shifter on the 4wd shifter and I was looking to put an original back on but in searching I’ve seen 2 different patterns?
4h n 2wd 4l
2wd n 4h 4l

trying to figure out which one it is that I need if anyone can help? It’s a ‘78 F250 custom with 400m and c6 auto
If I am not mistaken the part-time t-case shifter pattern is (dash to seat) is 4LO-N-2HI-4HI....I am not familiar with the shift pattern on the full-time t-case.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2018 | 08:51 PM
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Full time NP203 is the same as above.
 
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Old Jun 12, 2018 | 11:41 PM
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My NP203 shift pattern looks nothing like a 205. First off, no 2HI as it was originally full time 4WD (mine has the part time conversion installed). Second, mine shifts in a funky C shape. I'm not sure if all 203's were like this.
 
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Old Jun 13, 2018 | 12:13 AM
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I'm not sure if all 203's were like this.
I've seen pictures of Chevy 203's with a shift pattern like the 205's, but yes, it still had lo lock, lo, hi lock, and hi.
 
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Old Jun 13, 2018 | 12:18 AM
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Mine is a alltime 4WD too, all inline „Low locked-low-hi-hi locked“
 
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Old Jun 13, 2018 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by wyrm73
My NP203 shift pattern looks nothing like a 205. First off, no 2HI as it was originally full time 4WD (mine has the part time conversion installed). Second, mine shifts in a funky C shape. I'm not sure if all 203's were like this.
Thats what mine looks like......... or did before i put a scantily clad lady shifter **** on... .
 
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Old Jun 13, 2018 | 10:15 PM
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NP-203 on left, NP-205 on right.
78 Ford truck, I bet a married NP205 xfer case. To 100% ID the xfer case get under there and look on the front of the case for a silver/blue tag.
 
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Originally Posted by azdragger
Question though is his son out a skull skull shifter on the 4wd T/C shifter and I was looking to put an original back on but in searching I’ve seen 2 different patterns?

4H N 2WD 4L // 2WD N 4H 4L

Trying to figure out which one that I need, if anyone can help? It’s a ‘78 F250 400/C6.

D8TZ-7213-B .. T/C Shift **** / Obsolete ~ 2 available NOS

ALL 1978/79 F150/250/Bronco & 1979/81 F350.

1973/77's used different T/C *****, Spicer/Dana **** (C6TZ-7213-A) different than New Process **** (B9TT-7213-J).
 
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