Spicer 3053A guts in 3052 housing

[cattlerepairman]

I have my transmission on the bench to prepare for M-35 tom's overdrive kit. I cleaned layers of paint off the data plate and found this:



The dataplate says "3052" as transmission type, which would be the tranny behind a gas engine. The shift pattern is definitely multifuel, so is the shift pattern plate on the dash and the truck runs like a multi Deuce should. The case also has a layer of strata blue under the green paint. There is no rebuild tag.

Is it reasonable to think that this is the tranny out of an old air force gas Deuce that had the innards of a 3053A swapped into it at the organizational level at some point (no depot rebuild)?

 

[rustystud]

I have my transmission on the bench to prepare for M-35 tom's overdrive kit. I cleaned layers of paint off the data plate and found this:

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The dataplate says "3052" as transmission type, which would be the tranny behind a gas engine. The shift pattern is definitely multifuel, so is the shift pattern plate on the dash and the truck runs like a multi Deuce should. The case also has a layer of strata blue under the green paint. There is no rebuild tag.

Is it reasonable to think that this is the tranny out of an old air force gas Deuce that had the innards of a 3053A swapped into it at the organizational level at some point (no depot rebuild)?

I don't see why not. The case is the same as is the main shaft and countershaft. The first two gears come off the countershaft.