ratchet shifter

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On 2004-03-07 10:43, FoMoCo wrote:
what he said[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img]

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Confusing as heck wasn't it?[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img]
When I got another tranny for my 64 I wanted the old style cruiso but all I could find were the 'newer' non-green dots. I still want what originally came in mine but since this one is working good I'm not messing with it. I was told at one time that the valve body can be swapped from my original tranny to this one and I would have my green dot pattern again. Don't know how true it is but I do still have the old valve body. Just don't want to mess up what I have already. [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] First time in 25 yrs that this car has had a good tranny in it!

Deb

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On 2004-03-07 21:08, GregCook wrote:
<TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=85%><TR><TD><font size=-1>Quote:</font><HR></TD></TR><TR><TD><FONT SIZE=-1><BLOCKQUOTE>I was told at one time that the valve body can be swapped from my original tranny to this one and I would have my green dot pattern again. Don't know how true it is but I do still have the old valve body.</BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD><HR></TD></TR></TABLE>

Hmmmmmmm.........veeeeerrrrrrry interesting.....

Chris/Chilly 460 has decided to keep the Cruise-O in the 63 Marauder with the "new" 390 which will be over 400 hp.

I was also gonna keep the Cruise-O in the Edsel, since it was just rebuilt and works pretty well. My 390 will be a shade under 400 hp.

We figured just run 'em and if they blow.........

I suggested that maybe a "1-2-3" valve body from a later FMX might work. Chris talked to an "expert" at a company who deals in such things and he said "no way".

But with what you're saying and what I'm thinking, I think there is a good possibilty that it might be made to work. Gotta do some checkin'.[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img][img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img][img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img]

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I really have no big important reason for wanting it the original way other than it's 'different' I guess. The tranny I have now is a '67, the one before was a '63 out of a '63 Tbird. We took it in to get it rebuilt and it ended up being toast with the torque converter spun on the shaft and not sure what they found inside. They gave it back to us in a box. When getting a pan gasket, which was the same for both trannys, the Napa in Ohio called it a Fordomatic MX I think. I have it wrote down somewhere. I just know that when I needed the gasket and filter I had the same problem finding one as I did over 20yrs ago. Some things just never change.[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_frown.gif[/img]
I would be interested in knowing but wouldn't know where to begin. There was a couple people that told me that and one of them had done it themselves but they went the opposite, with modern shift sequence.
I had the valve pan off mine recently, I should have got the old valve body and compared visually anyway to see if there was any differnences that were obvious.

Deb

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On 2004-03-08 07:07, GregCook wrote:
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That is what I want to do.

I want to put the "modern" 1-2-D shift sequence in the old trans and possibly a shift kit.
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I just emailed the first guy that told me about that and asked if it could be done either direction for people that might want the modern shift pattern. Also asked about which years. I saved the text from way back when I was first told but evidently I didn't put it in my 'ford info' folder on the puter. I'll let you know what he says when he replies. I don't race or anything like that so the old style is fine for me, but others would prefer the newer style for racing or just they like it better. I'll keep ya posted.

Deb