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Would a 94 e4od work on a 2001 7.3? I was asked about this yesterday and I would think it wouldn't but thought I'd ask here out of curiosity.
a 6.9,7.3 and 7.3 powerstroke all have the same bell housing pattern. that is why the ZF5 and ZF 6 can be interchanged
ZF5 and ZF6 pattern are not the same and can't be interchanged. The bellhousing on the ZF6 is deeper and the input shaft is shorter. The ZF6 on 2nd gen 7.3 powerstrokes have a different bellhousing bolt pattern compared to the IDI. The 2 dowel pins, and 4 lower bolts do match up. The upper 2 bolts are lower and are the main difference.
Heath
I have seen more than one ZF 6 behind a 94-97 powerstroke. Guess you need to swap the Adapter plate with the trans. because there is NO DIFFERENCE in the 94-03 7.3 blocks
Ford does some crazy stuff. Why did they (Ford or ZF or both) change the pattern on the transmission and keep the pattern on the block the same? If a 1st gen PSD can bolt on the 2nd gen's trans adaptor......... can that same adaptor bolt to an IDI block? Never seen all three side by side.
Heath
Would a 94 e4od work on a 2001 7.3? I was asked about this yesterday and I would think it wouldn't but thought I'd ask here out of curiosity.
Any idi E4OD trans will bolt to the psd up to about 97 but... The E4OD torque convert has 4 bolts where the psd has 6 bolts. Can you change the torque converters..... The flexplates between the idi and the psd will not swap out either... We have 9 bolts to the crank and they have 10 bolts and they are much larger bolts too..