[pride63]

is there any way of telling if this a cruiso matic box from this pic please

underneath of gearbox by mark & anne's photos, on Flickr

 

[RAGGAREN]

i would say so ..
looks like mine ..before i changed to 4spd...
pan fill cruis-o-matic
filler tube has a large slide nut that treads in to oilpan...

 

[pride63]

great this wagon is looking like its totally untouched , the only reason i ask is because it has the indicator on column and dearborn say it's for a fordomatic not cruisomatic.

photo by mark & anne's photos, on Flickr

 

[RAGGAREN]

Fordomatic
also known as Mercomatic and Cruisomatic​

Ford Cruisomatic transmission​

Ford Transmission IdentificationPan gaskets and filters for C​

Google​

 

[pride63]

typical dearborn trying to confuse newbies , thanks

 

[lagalaxie500]

It looks like the one in our 63 galaxie 500.Maybe someone changed the indicator..

 

[lagalaxie500]

.....what is the knob under the dash for? our 63 has one but it was froze up.I'm thinking a manual cruise controll

photo by mark & anne's photos, on Flickr[/QUOTE]

 

[pride63]

thats my ipod volume control

 

[63ford406]

It is a Ford-o-Matic a 2-speed automatic. A Cruuise-o was a 3-speed automatic. Also most 260 V-8's in 63 had Ford-o's.

 

[FEandGoingBroke]

Richard beat me to it. Ford-O is a 2 speed like what's in YOUR car. A Cruise-O is the 3 speed version.

 

[pride63]

mine is definetly a 3 speed and the vin says its a cruisomatic so all is good. thanks for your input's

 

[Mroldfart2U]

mine is definetly a 3 speed and the vin says its a cruisomatic so all is good. thanks for your input's

Ummmm hmmmm vin might say it but from the column photos thats NOT a COM shift. Its the 2sp Ford-O-Matic...... The Cruise-O-Matic would have a green dot, a whit dot and the L ...

After looking @ the pic again due to angle it may very well have the dots... Cant see any of the reference 'points'... so disregard this post....

 

[pride63]

def no dots, could it be just the wrong indicator or is the changer/column different?

 

[KULTULZ]

This is a F/M/2 (PX) oil pan-

 

[lagalaxie500]

??? for myself .. I should put it in the GREEN dot to go cruisen and it should shift 3 times.. CORRECT?

 

[puttster]

Reread the link by Raggaren, seems like you have 3 speeds already if you stomp on the gas and keep it there.

 

[63ford406]

Looked it up in the shop manual. That is a Cruis-o. The picture of the dial is a Ford-o. One question. Does the pointer line up with the dial?

 

[pride63]

yes the pointer line up fine with the indicated positions.

 

[KULTULZ]

Looked it up in the shop manual. That is a Cruis-o. The picture of the dial is a Ford-o. One question. Does the pointer line up with the dial?

Let's see... The term CRUISEOMATIC is actually a marketing term/description. It covers the FX-MX-HX-C4-C6 and the FMX.

Now which one is pictured (hard to tell pan configuration in shot).

 

[Mroldfart2U]

??? for myself .. I should put it in the GREEN dot to go cruisen and it should shift 3 times.. CORRECT?

Yep... :


One the dual range units, the designations were: P, R, N, a Big Dot, instead of D for Drive, a Small Green Dot for the 2nd range and 1 or L (low) for first gear. The kicker is that the middle, small green dot was for drive, meaning it would start in first and shift normally through out the gear ranges. The confusing part (unless you read the owners manual) was that the first Dot or the bigger dot, which is what we are used to as the ‘Drive’ position actually would allow the car to only take off in second gear.