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Ford C3 Transmission

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670 670 · No. 1 070 070 · No. 2 034 034 · No. 3 750 750 · No. 4 544 544 · No. 5 310 310 · No. 6 311 311 · No. 7 530 530 · No. 8 036 036 · No. 9 10 10 · No. 10 179 179 · No. 11 037 037 · No. 12 211* 211* · No. 13 022 022 · No. 14 046 046 · No. 15 555 555 · No. 16 336 336 · No. 17 337 337 · No. 18 961 961 · No. 19 20 20 · No. 20 21 21 · No. 21 971 971 · No. 22 23 23 · No. 23 985 985 · No. 24 879 879 · No. 25 120/106 120, 106 · No. 26 140 140 · No. 27 878* 878* · No. 28 229 229 · No. 29 181 181 · No. 30 554 554 · No. 31 335 335 · No. 32 334 334 · No. 33 776 776 · No. 34 964 964 · No. 35 36 36 · No. 36 37 37 · No. 37 974 974 · No. 38 984 984 · No. 39 877 877 · No. 40 128 +2 128, 853, 108 · No. 41 148 148 · No. 42 876* 876* · No. 43 232 232 · No. 44 881 881 · No. 45 231 231 · No. 46 882 882 · No. 47 602 602 · No. 48 592 592 · No. 49 235 235 · No. 50 582 582 · No. 51 239 239 · No. 52 884 884 · No. 53 622 622 · No. 54 243 243 · No. 55 052 052 · No. 56 612 612 · No. 57 052 052 · No. 58 884 884 · No. 59 890 890 · No. 60 244 244 · No. 61 584 584 · No. 62 251 251 · No. 63 894 894 · No. 64 594 594 · No. 65 604 604 · No. 66 889 889 · No. 67 68 68 · No. 68 024 024 · No. 69 061 061 · No. 70 71 71 · No. 71 654 654 · No. 72 893 893 · No. 73 664 664 · No. 74 904 904 · No. 75 896 896 · No. 76 996 996 · No. 77 996 996 · No. 78 901 901 · No. 79 902 902 · No. 80 362 362 · No. 81 346 346 · No. 82 843 843 · No. 83 160 160 · No. 84 189 189 · No. 85 781 781 · No. 86 87 87 · No. 87 760 760 · No. 88 064 064 · No. 89 263 263 · No. 90 685 685 · No. 91 680 680 · No. 92 787 787 · No. 93 678 678 · No. 94 305 305 · No. 95 770 770 · No. 96 066 066 · No. 97 074 074 · No. 98 410 410 · No. 99 377 377 · No. 100 072 072 · No. 101 326 326 · No. 102 849 849 · No. 103 991-1 991-1 · No. 104 747 +2 747, 321, 320 · No. 105 911 911 · No. 106 363A 363A · No. 107 010 010 · No. 108 916-4 916-4 · No. 109 916-1 916-1 · No. 110 799 799 · No. 111 991-2 991-2 · No. 112 991-3/994 991-3, 994 · No. 113 740 740 · No. 114 115 115 · No. 115 912 912 · No. 116 765/300 765, 300 · No. 117 922 922 · No. 118 919 919 · No. 119 916-3 916-3 · No. 120 916-2 916-2 · No. 121 122 122 · No. 122 995-1 995-1 · No. 123 995-3 995-3 · No. 124 797 797 · No. 125 126 126 · No. 126 127 127 · No. 127 992 992 · No. 128 914 914 · No. 129

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33 applications · 3 makes · 1973–1988 Ford 23 · Mercury 8 · Reliant 2

Make Model Year Drive Engine
Ford Capri 1973-1987 3 Spd RWD 1.6L,2.0L,2.3L,2.8L,3.0L
Ford Escort UK 1975-1980 3 Spd RWD 1.3L, 1.6L
Ford Fairmont 1981-1983 L4, L6, V8 2.3, 3.3, 4.2L
Ford Fairmont 1981-1983 2.3, 3.3, 4.2
Ford Fiesta 1978-1980 L4 1.6L
Ford Fiesta 1978-1980 1.6
Ford Granada 1981-1982 L4, L6, V6 2.3, 3.3, 3.8L
Ford Granada 1981-1982 2.3, 3.3, 3.8
Ford Granada UK 1973-1985 3 Spd RWD 2.0L,2.3L,2.5L,2.8L,3.0L
Ford Ltd 1983-1986 L4 2.3L
Ford Ltd 1983-1986 2.3
Ford Mustang 1979-1986 L4, L6, V6 2.3, 2.8, 3.3L
Ford Mustang 1979-1986 2.3, 2.8, 3.3
Ford Mustang II 1978 L4, V6, V8 2.3, 2.8, 5.0L
Ford Mustang II 1978 2.3, 2.8, 5.0
Ford Mustang II 1974-1977 L4, V6, V8 2.3, 2.8, 5.0L
Ford Mustang II 1974-1977 2.3, 2.8, 5.0
Ford Ranger 1983-1984 L4,V6 2,2.2,2.3L
Ford Sierra 1982-1984 3 Spd RWD 1.6L, 2.0L, 2.3L
Ford Thunderbird 1984-1986 L4 2.3L
Ford Thunderbird 1984-1986 2.3
Ford Truck Ranger 1983-1984 2.0, 2.2, 2.3
Ford Truck Transit 1977-1988 3 Spd RWD 2.0L V4, 2.0L,
Mercury Capri 1980-1986 L4, L6, V8 2.3,3.3,4.2L
Mercury Capri 1980-1986 2.3, 3.3, 4.2
Mercury Cougar 1980-1985 L4, L6 2.3,3.3L
Mercury Cougar 1980-1985 2.3, 3.3
Mercury Marquis 1983-1986 L4 2.3L
Mercury Marquis 1983-1986 2.3
Mercury Zephyr 1980-1983 L4, L6 2.3,3.3L
Mercury Zephyr 1980-1983 2.3, 3.3
Reliant Reliant/Scimitar GTE 2.8 3 Spd RWD V6 2.8L
Reliant Reliant/Scimitar GTE 3.0 3 Spd RWD V6 3.0L

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Governor seal ring wear
Worn governor seal rings or a worn transmission case counterbore allow internal leakage past the governor, causing upshifts and downshifts to slip and fluid to leak at the vent assembly.
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