what is the bell housing bolt pattern ? same as a 460 once the 7.3 has the adaptor
I am looking at the non turbo ford diesel idi 6.9 or 7.3 an most are 2wd i have a 4wd frame an everything. But its a 460 engine. I was wondering if the bolt patterns on the bell housing is the same or not ? 460 or 7.5 an the 7.3 or 6.9 in a ford truck with the c6 or aod or e4od or the 5 spd. are they ?
87 ford f-350 cab-chassis dually. 2wd, 6.9, 3 speed C-6. 3 leaf helper springs, 11,000 gvwr, pintle/ball hitch, 6 pin round trailer connector (unhooked currently). Rear generic truck stop lights. Twin I beam front end with coil springs. Plow lights and switch to go from headlights to plow lights. 8.5 foot meyer diamond plow with central hydrolics. 8 foot rugby dump bed. 167,000 miles and still strong.
They are definately different. They look very similar, but the differences are just enough to make it not work, specifically dowel pin location, and bolt sizes.
and you have to ask the question--why in h did ford do this---as they already had the 460 pattern???? another engunears idea!!!!!!!!!
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94 f250 idi turbo sc e4od alum fac rims 149,289 --dana 60 frt with posi--10.25 rear w/posi--shouldnt get stuck!! ats turbo 3" parts on--what a diff from stock turbo!!!!!--- also 96 F250 with 305,000 is fixed!!-- 7.3 rattler-also 85 6.9-needs new engine!! tired!!
Ford did this because they bought the diesel from IH. It was already existing, they didn't design it. It would have cost a lot to tool a new block to make the bellhousing the same.
The first all new block was for the 6.0L. That one has the same pattern as the V10 and 5.4L, and so does the 6.4L.
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