[DeTomaso] Another blast from the past....
MikeLDrew at aol.com
MikeLDrew at aol.com
Mon Jun 11 17:28:08 EDT 2012
In a message dated 6/11/12 9 09 39, scscottc at gmail.com writes:
> Thanks for sharing that Mike... Though now I am scared after reading the
> part about the 'Dash-1' ZFs.... My '71 still has the original 'Dash-1' ZF
> and a 377 Stroker.. Guess I should take it easy on her.. :-)
>
If it ain't broke...it ain't broke!
For reasons unknown, Ford got it into their minds that there was a problem
with some of the early gearboxes. I think the factory set up the clutch
system improperly so there was insufficient clutch throw, leading to grinding
of the gears. Somebody at Ford hit the panic button and issued a bulletin
to the dealers telling them that if they had any customers with Dash-1
gearbox problems, that Ford would supply a new Dash-2 free of charge, AND pay the
dealers for X hours of labor for warranty work.
So, when a guy like you with a perfectly good car with a perfectly good
gearbox went in to his dealer for an oil change, the unscrupulous service
writer would say, "Psst, hey, would you like a free new, upgraded transmission?"
Who would say no to that?
So they would then yank the Dash-1, install a Dash-2, and send a big fat
bill to Ford who duly paid them for the work. It was a total scam, and led
to piles of perfectly good Dash-1 gearboxes getting scrapped!
Mike
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