I Need A Ford Transmission Expert! :)

[wetback1]

Hi;

Pulled the transmission pan off my 84 E150 for an oil change today and I found this thingy rolling around inside. I went over that thing with a fine tooth comb, checked C6 breakdowns on line and I'll be damned if I know where (or what) it's supposed to be.

It's yellow plastic, looks like a 1" lollipop with a hole in the round end about 1/2" dia and 5/8" deep with a flat washer sitting in a slot around the middle of the lolly. The shaft (stick) is about 2" long.

Does anyone recognize this doohickey? Or did the last person that had the pan off decide to pull a quick one?

By the way, it's a 4.9 1bbl - and the trans code on the door frame is "G" which is supposed to be a C4 - but it's definately a C6.

I'm holding off on tightening up the pan bolts...

Thanks for your help!!!!!

[rhandwor]

They put this in to keep dirt out during assembly the dip stick pushes it out.
Finish your fluid change and put it in a trash can if its what I think it is otherwise say it for a couple of months. Normally this would be pitched a long time ago.

[Selectron]

Those plugs must have caused some head-scratching over the years eh. There's a photo of one in this thread.

[wetback1]

Thanks very much for your help on this!!! Now I can sleep tonight after I refill the tranny.

Leave it to Ford, I've never seen this before in a transmission.

Just to be fair, I put it back in the pan for the next guy

Thanks again!

[craig34]

Oh those Fords are one of a kind vehicles. Tranmission problems are a headache good luck wetback1