t98-1Z need info please

[amcdv]

hey guys, I saw a sbc 350 and 4 speed tranny on craigslist for the right price...went and got it and to my surprise saw a 1967 m715 jeep that it came out of.....so of course this is not a car 4-speed....it has t98-1Z on the case and appears to have an adaptor for the chevy bellhousing....the seller told me it was a chevy transmission, but I cant find any info on that....I do find ford and jeep info, on t98 and t98a....but nothing on t98-1z....any info appreciated...prolly gonna sell, so any thoughts on value with or without adaptor appreciated...thank in advance... amcdv

[joe]

Don't know what all brand vehicles ran the T98 but they are a pretty tough truck trans. It's the forerunner of the T18. They reportedly had premature bearing failures? Driven them in the states but never owned one so I never experienced any failures. If it came from a stock M-715 it'll be a tough trans regardless of what it is. Don't know what bolt pattern the OHC 230 had but the M-715 I literally flogged in Vietnam never missed a beat. Damn the trees...full speed ahead!

[tgreese]

The M-715 came from the factory with a Borg-Warner T-98 transmission and a divorced NP200 transfer case. This means there was a short driveshaft between the transmission and transfer case.

I recall that Novak adapters sells an engine adapter for the M715 that adapts to any of the GM family of engines. https://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledg...ns/manual/t98/ Advance Adapters may have a product too.

I suspect this combo is worth about as much as the adapter would sell for, if you could find a buyer. https://www.novak-adapt.com/catalog/...n/gm/kit-c715/ I would try and sell the combination on the M715 zone or other sites that cater to Mil vehicles http://m715.com/vb/index.php

Not worth much to this group - none of the FSJs other than the M7xx militarys used this divorced combo, and it would be impractical for another vehicle, especially without the transfer case. The T-98 is functionally the same as a T-18, and considered the obsolete variant. Not really practical for any vehicle other than one that came with the T-98.