Thread: Transmiaaion Identification Help

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that looks to be what is called a C5 .. it has the dipstick tube screwed into the pan ..and the bellhousing would separate from the trans like a stick trans . that is the better of the small block trans .. usually comes in trucks and vans with a 351 engine ..

Thanks Hoss, I also rechecked th number of bolts and it appears there are 14 instead of 13.

After looking around for something with 14 bolts, I can only find the AOD that has them. Now, I'm confused again so I'd better go to a braille count on the bolts again.

OK, contorted under there again and counted 14 there is also a part of the contact surface of the pan that isn't exactly square.

One more comment and I'll s'hup. When I go looking for a rebuilt kit, the only ones that have 14 holes in the pan gasket are the Cruise-O-Matics so wouldn't that mean that mine is indeed a Cruise-O-Matic transmission?

Have a great weekend, Y'all,
meller

well I may be wrong .. can you tell if it has a cast iron center section .. it may very well be a cast iron cruise O matic .. not the best trans ford made but functional I guess ..

Don't know if I can tell if it's cast iron or not but I see what I can do. Would a magnet test tell me?

the magnet would not stick to the tail piece or the bell housing

Of course I know nothing about these but that is exactly what I have thought. I've been googling that tranmission this evening and another thing that fits the pattern is my shifting pattern. It's a two speed that goes PRNDL and the Wiki's indicate that it is a FMX. Not real excited to find that out but now I know what gasket, ?kit? or parts to order so I can get someone to service it for me. Thanks Hoss, Jerry, Mike and everyone that guided me on this one.

have a great weekend,
Em

If I put it in Drive and slowly accelerate it will shift twice so, even tho there's only two positions, is it a three speed? Don't know if it makes any difference but I couldn't get to anything but the bell housing and tail piece to see if the magnet would stick and it would not so it's probably aluminum, right? It is definitely NOT STOCK because of the 289 and the transmission could even be pre-62 for all I know.

No prob, I appreciate any help or suggestions. Someone told me not long ago that during the mid-sixties Ford would change things in mid year and then again when the new models came out. I'm thinking that GM was giving them fits about that time. hahahahahaha

Column shift or floor shift?

Floor but could be after market or homemade for all I know.

Do you have a picture?

What I'm thinking is that a shifter from a 65-66 Mustang would solve your problem

Ken, I'm not having any problems with it other than it has a fluid leak that appears to be coming from the top. The dude that did my exhaust said it was the transmission vent. Hell, I didn't know they had a vent. hahahaha It shifts real nicely and the fluid is bright red but I really want to get the leak fixed so I thought I'd might as well get it serviced as well. This is the only pic I have of the shifter that shows everything.

looks like you got a kinked cooler line that is probably restricting flow------


with some help you can disconnect the cable from the arm on the trans and see how/if the detents in the shifter line up/match the detents of the tranny shifter arm--lots of times these trans changes result with shifters and trans valve bodies not being synced properly


suggestion---route the vent line to a catch bottle----------