Topic: Transmission ID


Joe2009    -- 05-11-2013 @ 3:08 PM
  I have following number on our '39 Ford transmission: 18-1516608 (clear as a bell). What does it mean? According to the Van Pelt web site it's a 1935. Does that make sense? Is it any different than a 1939 tranny?

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ford38v8    -- 05-11-2013 @ 4:36 PM
  Joe, that number is indeed a 1935 number. To confirm, check the part number at the rear under the reverse idler shaft. If 1935-1936, the prefix will be 48. If 1937-1939, the prefix will be 78. This doesn't mean much, as the case is interchangable.

Alan


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