Be sure you fill the torque converter first. Then fill the trans till it says full on the dip stick. Start it up and run for a minute and recheck. Remember, the trans has to be hot for an accurate fill. And on a level surface. Don't worry about air pockets. There are none. At the factory we fill the converter first, then it goes in a test machine that fills the rest of the trans. After the trans is started, the valve body and pressure lines will fill and your level will drop. You don't need to fill the converter full. About half or better will do. The pump will fill it up the rest of the way. Don't overfill. It will foam out but it won't hurt anything. Just messy. Rich "66 Malibu ACES # 5066 ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 9:04 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Filling a trans from dry
> When I started my motor for the first time the trans was new too, I called > the trans shop with the same question. They said start with 4-5 quarts any > more will come out of the overflow, when the engine starts just start > putting fluid in till full, about 10-12 total( I think) with cooler. Seemed > to work fine. This is with 700 R 4. > > Kim Gough > 69 502 > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
