The Ford Barn - View Single Post - Is it worth saving an empty trans case and bell housing?

Terry, NJ · 08-18-2022, 01:50 PM

My feeling is that since this stuff is 90+ y.o. people's castings are going to be failing from time to time. Case in point. Look at engine blocks. How many have you heard of that cracked? They weren't cracked at 50 y.o., or 60.......... but they cracked in the last 10 or 15 years. Metals are not supposed to age, but they do! So what was a block worth25 yeas ago? Today a good one, no cracks, is at a premium. Trans cases don't suffer so much heat, some but not so much. Me, I'd keep it. Somebody's gonna need it some day!

08-18-2022, 01:50 PM	#22
Terry, NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks Co, Pa Posts: 3,749	Re: Is it worth saving an empty trans case and bell housing? My feeling is that since this stuff is 90+ y.o. people's castings are going to be failing from time to time. Case in point. Look at engine blocks. How many have you heard of that cracked? They weren't cracked at 50 y.o., or 60.......... but they cracked in the last 10 or 15 years. Metals are not supposed to age, but they do! So what was a block worth25 yeas ago? Today a good one, no cracks, is at a premium. Trans cases don't suffer so much heat, some but not so much. Me, I'd keep it. Somebody's gonna need it some day!