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#1 Posted : Sunday, 26 April 2009 5:54:49 PM(UTC)
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Hi Again,
i have a gearbox from a v8 holden motor, it is a 3 speed manual and i am trying to figure out what it belongs too, it looks in every way like a ht 3 speed box but has a temp sender in the bottom of the drivers side under the linkages which is an original feature, any ideas?
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#2 Posted : Sunday, 26 April 2009 6:00:03 PM(UTC)
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White Hot Special?
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#3 Posted : Sunday, 26 April 2009 6:14:46 PM(UTC)
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Sorry i am lacking in intelligence, what does "White Hot Special?" mean?
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#4 Posted : Sunday, 26 April 2009 6:35:49 PM(UTC)
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The 3-speed manual gearbox with column shift was available on the 253/4.2 V8 from HT to WB.

The one with the small switch is from a ADR27A car (i.e. HX onwards). All this switch does is tell the anti-pollution gear when top gear is selected so it can s
If at first you don't succeed, just call it Version 1.0
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#5 Posted : Sunday, 26 April 2009 11:38:44 PM(UTC)
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If you have a look at the box on the l/h side there is a date code like in this picture.



If you post that here you should be able to be told a exact
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#6 Posted : Tuesday, 28 April 2009 3:23:02 AM(UTC)
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gday hqss
date code is d 141
and its the old smooth type gearbox housing.
does this mean it has a different cover plate?
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#7 Posted : Tuesday, 28 April 2009 4:02:01 AM(UTC)
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D 14 1 means it was cast on the 14th of April 1971.
So it would have been fitted to a late HG vehicle.
I am curious did it have the serial number on the side as well.
Quote and its the old smooth type gearbox housing. does this mean it has a differe

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#8 Posted : Tuesday, 28 April 2009 4:12:30 AM(UTC)
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Its a HG box, and it just means someone has put a different side cover on it. Itll have a 2 piece reverse idler shaft as well.

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#9 Posted : Tuesday, 28 April 2009 4:25:15 AM(UTC)
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the smooth box that he is refering to is the red housing part of the box, it literally rounder and smooth (no ribs)
common on the early boxes.
i would have thought the changeover from smooth housing to ribbed was around 1971 or a bit earlier.
i have ne

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Old holdens brought on the spot, quick decision, cash paid.
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#10 Posted : Tuesday, 28 April 2009 4:41:06 AM(UTC)
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Sorry i am lacking in intelligence, what does "White Hot Special?" mean?
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#11 Posted : Tuesday, 28 April 2009 5:37:56 AM(UTC)
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Thanks for the explanation Adam.
That is something new I have learned today.
Am I correct in saying that this will also be a slinger front oil seal type box as my V8 3spd that was made after this is a slinger type.
For those that are unsure as to what
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#12 Posted : Wednesday, 29 April 2009 3:50:30 AM(UTC)
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ha thats funny adam, its still better than watching tv and from my experiance most "old holdeners" are really helpful nice people like dr terry and warren turnball whom has helped me out on numerous occasions, as for the nut on the alternator, that doesnt
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