Which tranny?
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Which tranny?
I have a problem. I have an 88 F-150 w/a very low geard manual tranny, but dont know which one it is. I dont even use 1st gear even thou it has one dead cyldr. Its only a four spd w/revers to the right and down. My other ? is that I may be geting my hands on a 460 to replace the 5.0 thats in it now but I would like to keep the four spd but I dont even kow if the bellhousing will fit. I have also herd of an eight spd spit-shift and would be interested to hear any info any one has on it. Thank you for taking your time to read and your help.
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Hey Ford_Boy, welcome to FTE. One thing is that the moderator likes to have descriptive subjects for posts... https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...all-users.html
The 460 and the 302 share different bellhousing patterns. You would need to find a new bellhousing for that motor. Shouldn't be too hard to find at the junkyard.
The tranny could either be a T-18 or an NP 435. Both trannies are four speeds with a granny gear. If you crawl under the truck and look at the tranny, it will have "Borg Warner" cast into the driver's side if it's a T-18. There will probably be a round metal tag somewhere on it if it's an NP 435.
A gear vendors unit is what you're talking about in the last question. Search the axle forum here on FTE for more info - it's been talked about quite a bit before.
The 460 and the 302 share different bellhousing patterns. You would need to find a new bellhousing for that motor. Shouldn't be too hard to find at the junkyard.
The tranny could either be a T-18 or an NP 435. Both trannies are four speeds with a granny gear. If you crawl under the truck and look at the tranny, it will have "Borg Warner" cast into the driver's side if it's a T-18. There will probably be a round metal tag somewhere on it if it's an NP 435.
A gear vendors unit is what you're talking about in the last question. Search the axle forum here on FTE for more info - it's been talked about quite a bit before.
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No problem Justin. Just let me know if I overstep my bounds. 
BADCAR, yep, he was talking to you. If you PM Justin and ask him nicely, he may split your post off into a seperate thread. Or you could do it yourself by posting a new thread.
Generally speaking, threads are dedicated to one user's question/problem. If someone has a similar problem, a new thread is a good idea. If the problem is unrelated, then you definitely need a new thread.
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BADCAR, yep, he was talking to you. If you PM Justin and ask him nicely, he may split your post off into a seperate thread. Or you could do it yourself by posting a new thread.
Generally speaking, threads are dedicated to one user's question/problem. If someone has a similar problem, a new thread is a good idea. If the problem is unrelated, then you definitely need a new thread.
If you look at the main forum page, there will be a button that says "New Topic". That's how you start a new thread.
Good luck & enjoy FTE.
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