Hello all,
Well I'm glad I'm not the only person out there not really understanding this whole np203 conversion. I have recently (this week) purchased a 1979 C10 with the np203 behind a 350/350. I am guessing that the conversion kit has been put in this transfer case because: One, it does have the manual locking hubs up front and Two, I can turn the front drive shaft with the truck just sitting in 2H. I haven't tried locking the hubs and checking to see if it still turns tho. Will try this tomorrow and let ya guys know. Also I'm not real sure what the shifting procedure is for shifting this from gear to gear at the transfer case. All the others trucks I own are later model trucks with just 2H, 4H and 4L. With them i can shift from 2H to 4H while driving at a slow speed. But to go from 4H to 4L, i had to go back to neutral to make the shift. I'm not quite sure what the "rules" are on this for the np203. Any help is greatly appreciated.
My 1983s pattern is;that would be a 205
(front)
2H
4H
N
4L
(back)
What kind of transfer case would this be?
thanks aprice! i went to a 4wheel shop and they told me it's a np203 and that if you have locking hubs, its already been converted, which they do. He also told me that I have the wrong shift knob of the np205, and that mine is:This the shifting pattern I have after the conversion. Its nice to have the 2l for pulling a heavy trailor or something like that where you don't need the 4 wheel drive.
(front)
4L
2L
N
2H
4H
(back)
He said I should be in 2H for regular driving, but it really matters only when you lock up the hubs. Can anyone explain to me what each position is for? Sorry for the newbie questions, again, it's my first 4x4. Thanks!
btw, anyone know a place where i can get a new shift knob for the np203? <p></p><i></i>