Re: Changing transmission fluid?

[Bill <Y1TopBanana73@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jim,

It SHOULD have Dexron III / Mercon fluid in it...that's pretty
standard for Mopar tranny's. Type F is for Fords.

Bill M
65 Coronet 500 'vert

On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 1:09 PM, Jim Altemose <jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks Herb.
>
> Just to be sure I'm doing the right thing, should I be changing all
> the fluid or just topping it off?  The car is a '63 Polara 500 with a
> 383 and automatic.  I have enough fluid that it shows on the stick
> when cold, but idling in neutral drops below 'add a pint'.  It looks
> healthy pink.  I bought it 8 months ago so I don't know the tranny
> fluid history.  It's got 79,000 miles.
>
> Is there a fluid I can safely add a pint of to top it off, or should I
> replace it all?
>
> Thanks again.
>
> - Jim
> Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY
> '63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge)
> '63 Polara 500 (383)
> '65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge)
> '71 Bronco
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 11:46 PM, Herb <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> 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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