Paul Hoffmeyer

When and in what models did they begin using different bell housing patterns for M-6 and 3 speeds? In the '60s I took an M-6 off the back of a '51 Chrysler V8 and bolted a Fluid Drive 3 speed directly in its place. I think there may have been some extra holes in the housing. Paul H Western Wisconsin

What kind of Mopar do you have that does not have a driver side lock? I have had every year from '48 on up and all had locks on both sides. Paul H

There is a Yahoo site for your truck, very active, lots of info and a registry. <39-47Dodge@yahoogroups.com> Paul H

His car may well be non Fluid Drive. '53 through at least '55 Dodge and '55 Plymouth standard trans V8 cars used the Fluid Drive housing with a long sleeve or spacer to hold the throwout bearing that took up the same space as the fluid coupling. 6 cylinder cars may have used the same setup. Paul H

Ed, if you're in doubt about pipes freezing, leave a faucett running at a trickle overnight. Running water won't freeze as quickly as standing water..

50 Coupe, I don't know what the numbers are, but the 315 would be prefferable to the 270, primarily for the significantly larger bearing sizes with the 315. Paul H

My wife and I were at Lange's in October. Nice place, good food and service. Nice country to drive through. Paul H

The other sight labeled it as a Packard. Love the polish and chrome!

If you find any Dodge or Plymouth with Powerflight from '54 or '55, you will see the high, single front mount, with a crossmember bolted solid to the tailshaft housing; and either end of that crossmember mounted with the standard rubber mounts to another crossmember that is fastened to the frame rails. Thus you have the original three point floating power setup as designed by Chrysler. If you can find them, this could be replicated on a P15 or D24 with all stock parts. Paul H

Brake drum almost guarantees it's Mopar, side cover says '57 or later. Probably not a bolt in for '56 or earlier. Paul H

Ed, I never counted teeth, but counting the turns of the shaft of the 3 speed I took out of my '45, it is 3.4 in first, and 1.8 in second. I think about 3.8 in reverse. Years ago when it still had a flat six (230) I put a '57 Chrysler 2.93 complete rear in it and it drove well. No issues in starting out. Paul H

'56 starter is the latest year that will work. Flywheel tooth count was changed in '57 to 172, I believe, from 146 tooth '56 back to maybe '33? Paul H:)

Apparently not everyone knows that Mopar used the transmission mounted parking brake drum on all its cars up through the '64 model year. I had a '64 Dodge Custom 880 years ago with a 361 and Torqueflight and the attached parking brake. It also had a separate , horizontal lever under the push buttons for the Park function, thus the third cable you can see in the left side view coming from the tailshaft section. My 4 cents(inflation) worth. Paul H

I have one of those koolcars voltage regulators on my '45 Dodge pickup street rod to run the 6 volt wiper motors. Good product and good service, also. Paul H

Congratulations, Ed & Carmon; Is there room for an infant seat between the two of you in the '46 pickup's "roomy three-man-cab"? He needs his own set of tools so Dad's don't get 'lost'! Paul H:D