1969 F100 Transmission

[Stevens1965]

I've decided to try my hand at restoring my Dad's 1969 F100 Ranger that he bought several years ago from the original owner. The previous owner had installed a large camper in the bed of the truck, and had put a bunch of miles on it. Dad bought it (without the camper) and was proud of the 360 CID engine, and the manual transmission with overdrive (has a little pull-handle mounted under the dash). Then the transmission started acting up, and he couldn't find anyone around here to repair it, so he allowed a shop to replace it with a transmission that doesn't have overdrive, and seems to allow the engine to run at higher-than-necessary RPMs, and doesn't seem to have the power to possibly tote around a big camper.
According to the door plate, this truck originally came with a "3-speed Ford light-duty transmission". Was the overdrive probably added later? I'm still trying to research what it had, and what was later installed. What was the "light-duty transmission" that it likely came with? I think I'd like to put that one back in it. I'm counting on you guys to get me through this process!

[Wes]

Welcome to the board stop in at the welcome mate and say Hi.

The over drive was probably and after market add on.
Ford 3.03 3-speed is "A" code on vin plate.
Or possibly Borg Warner T-85

Check this link http://www.fordification.com/transmissions-manual.htm

[Stevens1965]

Thanks, Wes!
The transmission code on the VIN plate is "C". From the information found here, I translated that to the 3-speed, but I suspect that you're right. When the original owner added the camper, he probably had some kind of aftermarket overdrive added also. I'll keep digging and see what I can learn.
Jim.