Well I noticed this exposed gear under my car today when I was going to change the transmission oil. It doesnt seem right for there to just be a opening right there, its a 1967 Mustang, it does not leak transmission oil though, is this normal?

I attached some pictures of the gear in question

 

its your flywheel
there should be a cover over it
you can pick one up from a wrecking yard for $ not much

 

Thanks alot! Do you know if they would sell them at some place like mustang country, or California mustang?

 

well i noticed u had a 1967 mustang. I just bought one and it a has a fairly decent 289 3 sd in it. i mean it runs great and drives great. its never been rebuit but i was woundering if i could take a 5.0 block and throw my top end on it and if i can then how would i go about doing this?

 

Jerm
I suggest you take a look through the FAQ section first and then post your questions in a seperate post to get a response!

Steve, you probably could get the part from a mustang vendor but you will pay way too much for it. its just an inspection plate. any yard would have one.

 

yeah i just bought a new chrome plate from mustangs unlimited for 14 dollars

 

Mine's missing from my '67 as well. I blamed it on the previous owner when they converted it from an I6 to a V8. I just hadn't gotten to asking MF yet...thanks for doing so.

 

Its call an inspections plate. Mustang country? yes they should have it. Seems like you're in my neighborhood, I'm only like 10 minutes or so from mustang country. Where are you at?

 

You'll want one on there if you drive it regularly, it keeps road trash/junk from getting up inside the bellhousing and either cratching the flywheel/clutch disc or getting dirt all around the trans input shaft. You can also get dirt in the TOB. At the very least it keeps you from eating oily mud when you change clutches/torque converters

 

Ther on ebay all the time as well. By the way, whats up with that drain plug on the side of your oil pan. Looks like a disaster waiting to happen.Get a new oil pan, and while you are at it, changing the original worn out oil punpAND shaft is cheap insurance and a simple job. The oil pump is the heart of your engine, literally. Nothing but catastrophic failure if it goes. Ask me how I know?