RE: Changing transmission fluid?

[Herb <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim; 
 
Drain your converter! 80% of the fluid is in it. Pull the inspection cover
from front of tranny and turn engine over by hand till you see the drain
plug, remove it, go get a cold one, and let it drain.  You will probably
finish before it will! (-;  You will get about 6 + qt's out of it. Reinstall
plug & pan.  Fill with 4 qt's only and start. Then add the rest of the fluid
engine running. If you attempt to fill it all the way before starting it
will spit most of it on the ground when you do start it!!   Also if someone
has over torqued the pan bolts and bowed the flange inward around the bolt
holes now is the time to fix it. Take the pan and a piece of two by four and
rest the flange on the edge of the two by four and with a hammer tap the
area around each hole till it is flat like the surrounding flange. If you
are comfortable with it, now is a great time to adjust your bands!  What Say
You?  Thumbs up to Mobil synthetic.  But as always every one has their own
favorite product!!  
          
Herb 
 
1963 Sport Fury Convertible 361 
1970 Challenger RT 440 
1999 Durango SLT 5.9 
2006 300-C Heritage 5.7 
2008 SRT-8 Magnum 6.1 
St. Louis, MO.

 
-------Original Message------- 
 
From: Jim Altemose 
Date: 8/13/2008 9:37:08 PM 
To: 1962to1965mopars 
Subject: Changing transmission fluid? 
 
My tranny fluid is a little low and since I have no idea what type it 
Is, I figure I'm better off changing it than mixing in an unknown. 
I've never changed the tranny fluid before. Any gotchas to be aware 
Of? Seems straight forward; clean the screen and use a new gasket and 
Filter. What's the best way to clean the screen? Based on previous 
Comments here going back a couple of year from Don Dulmage and Jim 
Peavy and others, it sounds like Mobil synthetic is the way to go. 
 
As always, thanks. 
 
- Jim 
Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY 
'63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge) 
'63 Polara 500 (383) 
'65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge) 
'71 Bronco


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