FATBAZIL Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Can anyone assist in ID this gearbox. I was told it was a 2a but the bellhousing holes dont align with the studs. Could it be a series one? Its got a dipstick on the main box and the word Marshall in raised print on transfer box. Thx Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gazzar Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Could you pop up some more pictures of the bell-housing? It could well be a series 1, though I thought they had the same bell stud pattern. It could also be a series 2a 6 cylinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 The first picture shows the dust cover for the selector rods on the front end of the "front output shaft housing". The dust cover is spaced away from the alloy housing. The parts manuals for Series 1's covering 1948 to '51, and 1952 to '53, show these spacers. Edited to add that it's possible you are looking at a stud pattern to fit a 1600 or 2000 cc engine. I can't say if those are different patterns to the 2.25 normally expected in a Series 2A. The Parts listing for a Series 2 (note 2) do not show these spacers. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Hancock Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 The dipstick was a series 1 fitment that was deleted on series 2, although the early series 2 castings were still shaped the same so you could just drill the case and add the dipstick. My money is on a series 1 2ltr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondjeremy Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Its a 9 digit number - so 1955 + 1 - Land Rover (Type) 7 - Land Rover (Model) 0 - Home market 6 - Late 1955 (Sanction period - Rover started model year at annual holiday in August) Rest - serial number. There are 2 bellhousing bolt patterns - which strangely are dependent on the engine valve positions. The original engine was overhead inlet, side exhaust with 4 cylinders. The 6 cylinder engine was ioe as well (roughly the '4' with 2 extra cylinders) - and fits the same bellhousing. The all overhead valve engines (which started in 1957 with the 2 litre diesel) have a different pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FATBAZIL Posted June 24, 2012 Author Share Posted June 24, 2012 Thanks for the replies. Looks very much as if its a series one. Many thanks guys. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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