Re: Overdrive tranny for sale

[bearbvd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Greg Hermann)]

At 11:41 AM 6/22/03, Steven Stegmann wrote:
>Greg,

OK--those trannies have a BBF bellhousing pattern, no doubt about that. if
what the bell bolts to is an integral part of the block, not a separate
flywheel housing, then they changed the block.

Greg
>
>Ok. You're right.
>
> I should have said that the bellhousing is part of the transmission.  A
>single casting.  The bellhousing bolts directly to the rear of the engine
>block.  I don't know if the block was changed for the tranny or the tranny
>changed to match the block.  But there's nothing there that looks like any
>kind of separate adaptor.
>
>Steve
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Greg Hermann" <bearbvd@domain.elided>
>To: "Steven Stegmann" <steve.stegmann@domain.elided>; "Ryan Moore"
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>Subject: Re: Overdrive tranny for sale
>
>
>> At 11:04 PM 6/21/03, Steven Stegmann wrote:
>> >I have a 97 PowerStroke.  There is no adapter between the engine and the
>ZF
>> >tranny.  They're made for each other.
>> >
>> >STeve
>>
>> Not even a flywheel housing that bolts to a flat surface on the back of
>the
>> block, eh ??
>>
>> Greg
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Ryan Moore" <baradium@domain.elided>
>> >To: "ROCKY LEAR" <rockylear@domain.elided>; <ihc-digest@domain.elided>;
>"Greg
>> >Hermann" <bearbvd@domain.elided>
>> >Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 10:02 PM
>> >Subject: Re: Overdrive tranny for sale
>> >
>> >
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Greg Hermann" <bearbvd@domain.elided>
>> >> To: "Ryan Moore" <baradium@domain.elided>; "ROCKY LEAR"
>> >> <rockylear@domain.elided>; <ihc-digest@domain.elided>
>> >> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 20:58
>> >> Subject: Re: Overdrive tranny for sale
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> <snip>
>> >> >
>> >> > yep--there were two different flywheel housings for the 6.9/7.3--one
>> >from
>> >> > the block to an SAE flange, the other to a BBF bell pattern.
>> >> >
>> >> > I THINK it's a similar deal with the Powerstrokes.
>> >> >
>> >> > Greg
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> I had *heard* that when they went to the powerstroke, they started
>making
>> >a
>> >> ford specific block with thier bolt patter on it.   No first hand
>> >knowledge
>> >> though.
>> >>
>> >> -Ryan