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General => General Fox T-Bird/Cougar Discussion => Topic started by: CoogarXR on June 27, 2018, 08:11:39 AM

Title: 83 3.8's couldn't come with AOD, could they?
Post by: CoogarXR on June 27, 2018, 08:11:39 AM
I look at ebay cougars from time to time when I am bored, and I came across this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1983-Mercury-Cougar/283019192388?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3Dedb899317e664de5a8fd3f939e3c63ba%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D283004588074%26itm%3D283019192388&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A37df62df-7a02-11e8-b049-74dbd1807f74%7Cparentrq%3A412149f71640ac3d2c0efbd6fff83554%7Ciid%3A1 (http://"https://www.ebay.com/itm/1983-Mercury-Cougar/283019192388?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3Dedb899317e664de5a8fd3f939e3c63ba%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D283004588074%26itm%3D283019192388&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A37df62df-7a02-11e8-b049-74dbd1807f74%7Cparentrq%3A412149f71640ac3d2c0efbd6fff83554%7Ciid%3A1")

It's a 1983 Cougar with the 3.8. But if you look at the cluster it has the "OD" on the gear selector. What do you think? Cluster swap? Because I didn't think you could get an AOD with the 3.8 until 1988. I know the 5.0 had AOD though. That's why I am thinking cluster swap.
Title: 83 3.8's couldn't come with AOD, could they?
Post by: EricCoolCats on June 27, 2018, 09:09:25 AM
It may have been an option. I've never seen anything official on that, but 1983 was a strange model year for the Cougar so anything is possible. The AOD was an option for the 3.8L in 1986, then standard in 1987-on. But I have to admit, I've seen earlier V6 cars with the AOD before and it sure looked factory. Only way to really tell is the door tag (or build sheet if available).
Title: 83 3.8's couldn't come with AOD, could they?
Post by: Haystack on June 27, 2018, 09:59:29 AM
My 83 3.8 had an aod. I never did confirm before it got wrecked, but I'm pretty sure it had 2.73 gears as well. Every other v6 I had before was a 3.08 gear or.
Title: 83 3.8's couldn't come with AOD, could they?
Post by: CoogarXR on June 27, 2018, 10:58:41 AM
Huh, learn something new every day!
Title: 83 3.8's couldn't come with AOD, could they?
Post by: softtouch on June 27, 2018, 12:49:48 PM
The 84 shop manual shows the AOD an option for the 3.8L.
Title: 83 3.8's couldn't come with AOD, could they?
Post by: fordman3 on June 27, 2018, 05:17:40 PM
The sales brochures always listed an AOD as an option with the 3.8 from '83 to '86.  The AOD might have become standard on the 3.8 after '86.  Somewhere between '86 and '86 the AOD became the only trans available with the 5.0 on the Cougars.
Title: 83 3.8's couldn't come with AOD, could they?
Post by: Haystack on June 27, 2018, 05:20:41 PM
Pretty sure the aod was the only trans option on the 302.
Title: 83 3.8's couldn't come with AOD, could they?
Post by: JeremyB on June 27, 2018, 06:19:32 PM
Quote from: Haystack;466271
My 83 3.8 had an aod. I never did confirm before it got wrecked, but I'm pretty sure it had 2.73 gears as well. Every other v6 I had before was a 3.08 gear or.
My '85 3.8 had a 2.73.
Title: 83 3.8's couldn't come with AOD, could they?
Post by: fordman3 on July 07, 2018, 02:15:49 PM
My '86 3.8/C5 also has 2.73's.
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