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**Big Al[_1_]** · August 31st 07, 11:31 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.ford.mustang

"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