Baja Man wrote:
Is is possible to have a 5 speed with a date of 10/04? I thought ALL 2004 chassis dates were 4R100 4 speed trans.
Yes.
My E450 chassis was built by Ford in September of 2004 and it has the 5-speed transmission in it. Our E450 Ford chassis is a 2005 model year chassis that was built in the Fall of 2004. As I understand it, the 5-speed transmission was introduced in Ford's E-Series cutaway vans beginning in their 2005 model year builds.
Ford used to (and maybe still does) start building it's next year's models in the Fall of the previous year. So yes ... you do have a 5-speed transmission in your chassis that was built in 10/04 ... IF and ONLY IF your chassis is designated as a model year 2005 chassis.
