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Originally Posted by mwilliamshs
Yeah, actually it was. Every year of the 3rd Gen Econolines was offered with a manual trans. 75-88 or so was either the SMOD or SROD (both typical 3 speed transmissions but with an added OD 4th gear) and 87 or so-91 was the M5OD (5 speed OD transmission). I'd actually prefer the 4spd because the shifter is next to the driver's seat vs the 5spd which has its shifter exit through the engine cover, requiring shifter removal prior to accessing the rear of the engine.
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That's news to me. According to Wikipedia the manual option was dropped in '88. Of course that's Wikipedia, so we know that info is 100% reliable.
And that's academic in any case, since yours has the beefy auto.