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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 09:15 AM
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wrong bellhousing ! ?

i just got a call from dad and he took our bale wagon into the shop because another starter went out. The mechanic did a little digging and told us that we have the wrong bellhousing. He said they talked with ford and the bellhousing i got was from a car with a 351m, 400, 460. I have a truck engine, with a truck flywheel and clutch. Now im stuck and i cant find a dang bellhousing. We have called every yard in dodge city. We HAVE to get this truck back on the road and im almost to the point where i might be swapping in a 351 cleveland and the whole drive train out of an 84 150.

any ideas guys?

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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 10:02 AM
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Is it two wheel drive or 4X4. If 2wd you could switch to a C6. Maybe more work than necessary.

Check with Bob Borell in Delphos. He has a bunch of older stuff. 523-4633
Hess and sons. JC 800-825-4377 or in clay center 785-632-5233
Crowley, Beloit, 738-5523
Auto outlet, concordia, 243-2020
There are a couple of others in JC and have you checked Superior Salvage here in Madhappiness

Just a start. If no luck, let me know and I'll see what else I can come up with.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 10:12 AM
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superior wouldnt answer there phone. and we pretty much need a manual. the truck is abused heavily with the loads it hauls and it will spend all day going forward then backwards and forward again. (loading and unloading bales).

ill call those places. thanks del

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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 03:34 PM
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Stay away from crowely in Beloit... Belive ME!... delt with him a bunch, never good... I don't bad mouth businesses as a general rule but believe me... I have delt with Burell in Delphos a bunch. I haven't delt with most of the others, guy in Concordia is OK. I can start looking here in Wichita, in need be.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 06:52 PM
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Okay start at the beginning because there never was a car with a 351m-400 with manual trans.
If You used a 400 bellhousing to install a 460 there is a flywheel to do that.
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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 08:05 PM
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i was told the bellhousing i have is off of a 351m, 400, 460 out of a car. thats straight from ford

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Old Feb 24, 2008 | 09:25 PM
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Could have been a 429 also as that is the same engine family. Maybe a 429/460 with a 4 speed?
 
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Old Mar 17, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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