Big Al wrote:
> "Jan" > wrote in message
> ...
>
wrote:
>>
>>>Hi - a friend of mine is looking at buying a 1966 289 V8 Mustang
>>>with the 3 speed
>>>
>>>Someone is telling him these are not very strong transmissions and to
>>>avoid the car - I thought V8 mustangs used the same unit as most of
>>>the other small block fords and that this tranny is pretty strong
>>>
>>>I'm not sure if someone is thinking of the English ford transmission
>>>that they used with some of the early 6 cylinder cars ( and I think I
>>>read somewhere that unit was a 4 speed) which I understand was not a
>>>strong tranny
>>>
>>>Anyway if someone could clarify on this point that would be
>>>appreciated - it is a nice car and it would be too bad for him to miss
>>>out on it because of some bad advice
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>
>>Is that a 'green dot' tranny?
>>I have a 66 with that one, and it was trashed when we got the car.
>>I don't know what the PO did to it, but the car would only move in
>
> reverse.
>
>>I tore it down and found a totally worn out, burnt clutch pack, which I
>>replaced with new parts. I added new reverse and fwd bands, and adjusted
>> them properly. I replaced clutch pack piston seals and shimmed the
>>clutch pack to spec.
>>
>>Still doesn't go forward. The only part I did not open was the tailshaft
>>assembly. I am a novice, and I was under the impression that there's
>>nothing in there that could cause something like this. So I didn't look
>>in there.
>>
>>All this time, the reverse works like a champ.
>>
>>I'm stumped. What I did with the center section of the tranny, was a
>>piece of cake, very easy to do. Just need to know tolerances and have
>>the right parts.
>>
>>Jan
>
>
> I'm thinking he's talking about a manual transmission. If it's an automatic
> I think you can identify it easily by the pan gasket. Most had C4's.
>
> Al
>
>


Ahh, it didn't register with me, never had a car with 3 speed manual,
seemed unnatural to me
The C4 auto that I have is 3 speed too, AFAIK

Jan