Help What Transmisson?
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Help What Transmisson?
I am looking at buying a 1978 F-150 with a 300 (4.9) and the guy said it was a manual transmission with Reverse over twords the steering wheel and up. What kind of transmition is this?
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I think they are just a 3 speed with no over drive, but I could be wrong.
1st gear is down twards you, 2nd up away from you, 3rd staight down form 2nd, and Reverse is twards you and up.
This is what I was thinking of, I don't know if there were any other trannys with shift on the colum, but some one might correct me.
1st gear is down twards you, 2nd up away from you, 3rd staight down form 2nd, and Reverse is twards you and up.
This is what I was thinking of, I don't know if there were any other trannys with shift on the colum, but some one might correct me.
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if reverse is up and towards the driver, its a clark overdrive.
It a strong transmission that most people confuse with the later weak OD aluminum case transmission.
they have a slipyoke tailhousing like a auto (and use a auto transmission mount), but the tailhousing is cast iron.
Its a ford toploader case with 6 holes instead of 8 and a bulge in the passenger side to clear the OD gear. unmarked hurst shifter with a crome handle.
no creeper gear though.
It a strong transmission that most people confuse with the later weak OD aluminum case transmission.
they have a slipyoke tailhousing like a auto (and use a auto transmission mount), but the tailhousing is cast iron.
Its a ford toploader case with 6 holes instead of 8 and a bulge in the passenger side to clear the OD gear. unmarked hurst shifter with a crome handle.
no creeper gear though.
Last edited by oldhalftons; Aug 7, 2005 at 11:27 AM.
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oldhalftons, that sound more like it. He said reverse was over twords driver and up. Did these transmissions come stock in these trucks?
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but they aren't column shift. they are floor shift with external linkage just like a 4spd toploader.
pattern will be
R 1 3
. 2 OD
gear shift will be located on the drivers side of the transmission hump like a 4spd in a car..
pattern will be
R 1 3
. 2 OD
gear shift will be located on the drivers side of the transmission hump like a 4spd in a car..
Last edited by oldhalftons; Aug 7, 2005 at 11:43 AM.
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Yep,that's what my 79 had in it orig.They were not a real strong trans.but the OD really helps MPG.We had 2 of them in the truck while my dad owned it(he bought it new) and we got probably 70-80k out of each one.The OD went out of both of them.
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Thanks Guys, I bought the truck. It is a 3-speed with overdrive and a hurst shifter. I already bound up the shifter. It is a clark overdrive. The pickup rus and drives great. Thanks for all of your input.
