transmission solved April 06, 2007, 10:37:18 PM i just found out that my transmission is a c3 instead of a c5 transmission after everyone told me its a c5. even after i looked a erics website. Quote Selected
transmission solved Reply #1 – April 06, 2007, 11:08:17 PM What is the transmission code on the door tag?In 1985, C3s weren't available for 3.8s. I don't think they were available for them in '83 or '84 either.I looked a little more. The C3 was never offered with the 3.8L. It was offered with the 2.3L and the I6 200.The later I6 200s used a partial small block bellhousing, so someone could use that bellousing and slap it on a 3.8L Quote Selected
transmission solved Reply #2 – April 06, 2007, 11:43:32 PM Quote from: JeremyB;138686I looked a little more. The C3 was never offered with the 3.8L.I was gonna say the same thing. The only aero-fox car ever to have had the C3 was the 83-86 TC and 84-86 XR7. No 3.8 or 5.o models ever had it. Blackcougar71: If your car happens to have had a C3 installed at some point and for some reason you can hardly expect us to know it. We (and CoolCats) gave you info based on factory installations, not back-yard adaptions. Quote Selected
transmission solved Reply #3 – April 07, 2007, 08:54:13 AM When I go to an auto parts store I usually have to bring parts in and match them up. For example my car had points and if I tell them I need points for an '86 t-bird there is no listing for it obviously and they say you'r car doesn't have points. I just say it's for a '72 mustang and then they can find it. Over the years I kept track of what parts came from what year and model of car so when I need to replace a part I can say it is for that application. However if it is a project that someone else has started some times you have no way of knowing where the parts came from. As discussed here before, the guy at the auto store only goes by what the computer tells him, therefore if the computer doesn't list it you'r car doesn't have it, even though you can argue till you'r blue in the face that it does. Therefore if you don't know you can't expect anyone else to know. Quote Selected
transmission solved Reply #4 – April 09, 2007, 10:09:45 AM Well obliviously if it has points, someone has been screwin with it.... The last Fords with points was in '74(least in the US)... Quote Selected
transmission solved Reply #5 – April 09, 2007, 04:58:45 PM The engine came out of a '72 car. Quote Selected
transmission solved Reply #6 – April 09, 2007, 05:19:50 PM I have since installed a PERTRONIX unit so it doesn't have points now. Note ballast resistor. Quote Selected
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