Re: [Chrysler300] Using Dextron 5 in an Aluminum Torqueflight

[c300c@xxxxxxx]

Charlie, 
 
I hope you don't live to regret using Type A fluid. Type F is  available at 
Thren's in Hamburg and everyone in the club has used Type F since  Type A 
wasn't the best fluid to use. Ask George Riehl.
 
Gary Hagy, Hamburg, PA
300-C Conv.(Cast iron TQFlite)
300-G Conv. (Cast iron TQFlite))
 
 
In a message dated 5/16/2012 7:10:40 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
cv300g@xxxxxxxxx writes:

About 4  weeks ago I drained the transmission and torque-converter in my 62 
300  Convertible, cleaned the screen and filled it with new Type A 
Transmission  Fluid. I used up all I had of Type A so I went online and ordered  
another case of Type A Transmission Fluid. It was a case of 12  quarts 
delivered to my home for $29.95. That figures out to be $2.24333  per quart which 
isn't a bad price.
So while Type A is hard to find it's not  impossible to find.

I guess that as long as I can find Type A  fluid, I'll be using Type A 
fluid.

Last  weekend I went to a  car show and they had a guy giving a seminar 
(his opinions from his  experiences) on vehicle fluids. Mainly engine oils and 
transmission  fluids.
He said that changing engine oil at 3,000 miles is a waste of time,  money 
and natural resources. He had oil tested at a lab at 5,00 and 7,500  miles 
and they still tested ok.

He also said that the Synthetic Oils,  Engine as well as Transmission 
Fluids , are far superior than the conventional  products. 






--- On  Mon, 5/14/12, Mark Lindahl <mplindahl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:


From: Mark Lindahl  <mplindahl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Chrysler300] Using Dextron 5 in  an Aluminum Torqueflight
To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday,  May 14, 2012, 10:15 AM







Hi All,

I  had my '63 torqueflight rebuilt last year, but it needed to  be
readjusted/rebuilt again since the car moved forward (slight creep) when  
the
engine was revved in neutral.

I think they did not pay attention  to the gap need in the clutches. When I
brought the 300 back to them, I  asked them to use 'Type F' trans fluid.

Now, it is done and I asked the  guy, 'Did you use Type F Trans fluid?' 

His response was, 'No, but we  used Dextron 5 synthetic fluid and it really
is a better trans fluid and it  should work fine.'

He told me to drive the car and bring it back if I  find any issues.

Should I expect to have any short-term or long-term  problems?

Thanks,

Mark Lindahl

'63 300  Conv.

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