HELP!! tranny ID - tired of looking

Been to every Ford Tranny site on the 'net tonight... what am I running? (or trying to fix, I should say)...
brass tag towards rear stamped;

U3 C 1

Truck is 1961 Econoline,
engine is 1978 Maverick 200
Tranny is ????????????

Help?

 

I don't know why I assumed transvestites could help me, but I thought I'd visit their sites and ask... Bwaahaaaahaa!

 

Does this help?

 

I think it's a manual trans?

 

My crystal ball was in the shop tonight...

 

Yes, manual...
didn't need a crystal ball, just some knowledge...
or somebody with a book...
trying to replace a clutch, need to know what to grab off the shelf.

 

Try transmissionadapters.com They have diagrams of Ford trannys,with measurements, but the numbers are hard to see. Their an American Co. and should be able to help you with your trans i.d. Good luck.
Joe

 

Greg--

if there are any numbers cast on the trans that look like

C1TE-xxxxx-A

the first two digits will tell you approx what year the trans is. C1 is 1961, D8 is 1978....the letter is the decade, the number is the last digit of the year.

 

here's how to tell year, make and model...

http://www.classicmustang.com/decoding_part_numbers.htm

 

thanks for that link, it's a good one!

 

if it's the stock 3-speed it will have provisions for mount on top rather than bottom of trans. go to old econolines.com they can probably help. post a picture for someone to id it. 61'-67' econoline's are the same. 63'68' gm vans had similar mounting system.

 

yep, mounts on top

 

I would imagine you have to get the clutch that matches the engine. 1978 Maverick 200

 

the pressure plate probably has to match the engine, but the disk would need to match the trans if it's different....