V6 MANUAL GEARBOX FACTS & SPECS PLEASE

Hi all,
does anyone know if a gasket is standard between Bell Housing and Gearbox on my 1972 V6 4 speed with external side selectors.
 
Funny thing I noticed: Even without gasket, the 4 "pcd" holes on the Bell Hsg, holding box to bell, are around 0.100" higher than the 5th bolt hole lower-most, that also holds box to bell................wtf?
This "distortion maker" can't be designed for real? I reckon a fibre washer is meant to go there to avoid oil leak. So if a gasket is meant to go around the other 4 box-to-bell bolts, this fibre washer for Hole 5 would need to be thicker than 0.100"...........................anybody know facts please ?
 
The next to useless Genuine Shop manual hasn't a single word or picture re all above !!!!!!
.......just like it DOES NOT give "end float" specs of Primary Input Shaft/Gear, and not even a picture of throwout bearing, or Throwout Lever, or specs re these items and relationship to Bell Hsg.
 
...........cheers for any help
 
Bernie

Thanks Matt

Many thanks Phil..............much appreciated. Lovely parts Diagram. Can I buy emailed copies off you of all the V6 Eng and Tranny and maybe rest of car too ?
 
I decided to err on the side of safety by making a gasket for this area along with copper washer at lowest bell hsg bolt #5, as I suspect Box is overdue for Major Overhaul and may be coming out again in the near future.
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If anyone has NEW Selector Rods and end clips, Selector Cams x3, Synchro Rings x4, Sprags, needle bearings and Sychro Drums/Sliders, etc please let me know else I may need a Dellow Adapt Plate for a Falcon T5 out of XF that I've had in stock for years complete with FW, Clutch Kit, Throwout lever, x-member, etc, I pretended I may need one day for an ESP or some other worthy Ford Project.
9 years ago I sold a Chrysler 318 and Torq-Flite out of an VF s/w I parted out in 1977..........!
30 years of storage as I knew how much $ the previous owner spent on it, but in the end never used it as my AP5 1965 Regal PBA, which never came in V8 in Australia as in USA, PLUS some Chrysler Enthusiast paid me drug money for it that any sane person could not refuse: paid for my 9/72 GTv6 Delete CK17ME driveable car you see inset, with oodles left over!.......good move: The 318 just "sat on the floor", whereas the Rare Capri is able to be driven and enjoyed.
Merry Xmas all
Bernie

Hi BV. What actually do you think is wrong with the original box?

BEE VEE
Running basic EP90/140 oil.

That sounds like axle oil, which I wouldn't recommend in a gearbox. Don't you need SAE80W in a Capri box? If so, it should probably be a proper GL-4 rated oil  too (not to be confused with so-called GL-4/GL-5 or GL-5 oils, which aren't at all the same, and can eat the brass components).

Hi BV, it sounds to me that the gearbox is not too bad. Considering that it has the later 2nd gear ratio its well worth fixing. And considering that its part of a uprated drivetrain that Australia ford fitted and can be verified. I got mine refreshed and am very happy with it. I frequently pull about 70 in 2nd gear.
Yesterford have small parts kits for the v6.
You may be able to save some dough by finding a good v6 box and just swapping your 2nd gear cog and layshaft cluster over to it, or mix and match as required.
As far as the shifter is concerned grab a good one as soon as you find it, i think mk3 cortina sixs used the same housing.
Motomobil have the bushes and spring steel clips to connect the linkage rods. The rods can  be repaired.
Have patience and detail the whole thing from gearknob to syncro hub fork, and you will be happy as Bernie, guaranteed. Time for a chardy,...ron.

Capri parts book dated 11/73 only lists one part number each for cluster and second gear so I don't think that changed second gear ratio was fitted to any Australian Capri.
TC Cortinas ordered with 2 litre motor and bench seat were fitted with essentially the same gearbox as V6 Capri.
Until 3/72 the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and cluster gears shared the same part numbers as the V6 Capri boxes.
From 3/72 2nd gear and cluster are different part numbers so I guess that would be the different ratio mentioned in " The Sporting Fords Volume 3 - Capris ".
Phil 

Uprated and different parts to standard hence the need for the yellow stickers.