6.9 E350 C6 to E4OD or 4R100?

[IDIBRONCO]

That and the tail housing of the transmission.

 

[Olds64]

Make sure you get a Fuel Injection Pump Lever (FIPL) from the side of the IP when you source the transmission. It works like the VRV and vacuum modulator on the C6 trucks

I had my VRV rebuilt by Nick P. on Ford Trucks Enthusiast forum. His name is genscripter there. I don't know if he's on OBs. Here's his website.

IDI Online - DIY Repair for the 6.9 and 7.3 IDI Diesel Van (and other vehicles)

DIY Repair for the 6.9 and 7.3 IDI Diesel Van (and other vehicles)

www.nickpisca.com

I think you can buy a FIPL new at the parts store. If you don't have one that is properly adjusted you'd have to use a fully-manual valve body. I'm not even sure if those are available for the E4OD. I considered it briefly for my C6 but had the VRV rebuilt instead.

 

[nelstomlinson]

I suspect that a "fully-manual valve body" for an e4od could be made by hooking switches to the valve body connector, but it might not be simple to figure out which switches to which wires.

 

[u2slow]

I had the E4OD in my '97. Not great even with the PSD.
I would have swapped to a ZF5 had I kept the van.

 

[nelstomlinson]

I have an e4of in my ambulance with USShift controller. It's not a manual, but so far it's OK.

 

[aggiediesel01]

Find the ATSG e4od rebuild manual and read through it to find all the availiable updates that were done through out its life cycle to help you pick the best version for what you want. I'm pretty sure there is a copy of them on this site in one of the older posts, give it a search. The 4R100 has all the same internal hard parts however the pump and solenoid body were designed to be controlled with a PWM signal that was used in the '99 and later PCMs. So you can use the 4R100 if you swap the necessary components back to the E4OD design or maybe you can get a 4R100 contoller from USSHIFT. The 4R100 has the cumulation of all the E4OD updated already installed, however there are some clutch packs where an extra friction and steel can be added to make them even stronger. Check with Brian's Truck Shop to find out which clutches are best to add to. Also you should upgrade the trans cooler to the 6.0 diesel trans oil cooler, on the truck chassis it's practically a bolt in component and it's nearly as large as the a/c condenser so it's very effective.

 

[Olds64]

I have an e4of in my ambulance with USShift controller. It's not a manual, but so far it's OK.

Did you have to use a FIPL with that aftermarket controller?

 

[nelstomlinson]

Yes, the USShift controller uses the stock FIPL. Part of the controller setup is to calibrate the controller by letting it read the FIPL first with your foot off the gas pedal, then with the gas pedal fully depressed. No trying to adjust the FIPL.