![]() ![]() ![]() I've only had the Bird 4 years, who knows what's in it. if this is common practice with all rebuilders. In 1966, the carmaker improved that engine and offered it with 315 hp and, for those who. After finding this happens I don't quite know what I should put in my 64 Tbird, meaning. Under the hood, Ford installed a 6.4-liter engine that provided 300 hp. They should have put a "Dexron Only' decal by the dipstick if they weren't sticking with OEM recomended fluid. I have had no problems using the Dexron other than the soft shifts. This shop was referred to me, from other trans shops, as the "Old Ford" specialist. Below is a full color wiring diagram for the flair birds convertible top wiring, a narrative of the tops operation and separate wiring diagrams for the six top up and top down functions. The transmission in the Sprint now shifts very soft (I don't like it). Riding height: Front - 27.66 inches Rear - 22.72 inches - hardtop -22.60 Convertible Tire size - 8.15 x 15 Tolerance: Front +1.26, -.62 inches Rear +.58. Don't mix the two now that the clutches have soaked up the Dexron. 39,900 Auction Showcased CC-1744439 1964 Ford Thunderbird 1964 Ford Thunderbird Landau VIN: 4Y87Z142106 390ci V-8 Engine Automatic Transmission Power steering. The rebuilder put Dexron in it, when I called him out on this he informed me that it didn't make any difference on new friction materials (the clutch packs) as long as I continued to use Dexron, and they put Dexron in everything. 1964 Ford Thunderbird Convertible 390 Big Block V8 Engine with 4 Barrel Carburetor Automatic Transmi. Its powered by the 390 Cubic Inch, 300 Horsepower (Z Code) Thunderbird engine and Automatic (C6 Cruise-O Matic) Transmission. It remained in the lineup through 1971 but never generated substantial sales. I was awoken to this sad fact when I had the Fordomatic in my Falcon Sprint rebuilt. The convertible, increasingly a slow seller, was dropped in favor of a four-door model that was 2.5 in (6.3 cm) stretched, featuring suicide doors, a signature feature of the Lincoln Continental four-door sedans of that era. Hi David, I may be way off base here, but it depends on what the rebuilder put in it when they rebuilt it. Maybe next time i'm in the U.S I will cheack out the parts stores it's almost time to put the car away for winter here. I was thinking Amsoil because i have had very good results with it in my daily cars, My 92 Explorer has 558450 Kms and the motor still passes the clean air test and i drive it hard for a small suv.īTW I have nothing to do with Amsoil I just use it. I did a search up here and all the stores have to special order it but I did find Shell type F at $4.99 L. Without knowing the properties of the clutches used in a recent rebuild, you have to figure the pressures will still be as original so go with the fluid the OEM spec'd, in this case type F. Looks expensive, why not put in a name brand type F and be done with it.ĭavidA. It's made for Transmissions that need Type F fluid so I guess I'll buy 12 liters of it change it. Redstangbob wrote: I just got off the phone with Amsoil and I was told that I can use this type of Fluid. ![]()
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