I am also a new owner of a 1987 C27 with a Universal M-18 with the Hurth HBW-50 tranny, according to the service link Bill provided. The service link provides AT fluid quantity information, and for this tranny, it list .29 quarts. I calculate that at 9.28 ounces. The amount in the reply from sleepbod suggests 1.3 pints, which equates to 20.8 ounces. This is too large a difference to ignore. Is there any reason to doubt the manual? Is my math wrong? More information would be appreciated. I plan on changing the AT fluid this weekend, so I have not yet done the dipstick test as most of you have. How much fluid goes in there????
-- In [email protected], "sleepbod" <jpke...@...> wrote: > > I have the same engine in my 1984 C-27 and the transmission holds 1.3 pints > of ATF. If it was just different colors than probably someone put regular > oil in. If you kept it you could see what settles out. > I would suggest you check it during the season to make sure that it is OK. > > Joe Keogh > Branwyn, #5465 > > > --- In [email protected], Bill Pellegrino <william_pellegrino@> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > > > > > I'm in the middle of my first spring tune-up on my 1984 C-27 (Aquadesiac) > > and naturally I have a question. My engine is a Universal M-18 Diesel > > with a Hurth transmission. (SEE ENCLOSED SERVICE LINK) > > > > http://www.marinedieseldirect.com/universal/200157/universal-owners-hurth-transmission.html > > > > > > > > When I drained the transmission I removed under a quart of a soupy, > > grayish-pink oil that simply didn't look right to me. This is my first > > season with the boat and I'm sure it's possible that the last owner could > > have mixed different oils in the trans, or do you think it's possible that > > water got into the trans? I've checked the trans and everything moves > > smoothly and shifts fine, so I replaced the soup with Dextron ATF fluid. > > > > > > > > > > My questions are; does that sound right to you? > > Should I have done anything else? > > I'm an old time mechanic and the oil in a auto's manual trans is a lot > > thicker then ATF fluid, is ATF fluid the right stuff to be using? > > > > Any advise would be great. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Bill Pellegrino _/) > > SV Aquadesiac #5705 > > Port Edgewood, RI > > http://baysailorbill.spaces.live.com/ > > > > > > > > "It is as hard to describe the > > fascination of the sea as to explain the beauty of a woman, > > > > for, to each man, > > either it is self-evident, or no argument can help him see it." > > > > > > Claud Worth 1926 > > > > Yacht Cruising, 3rd ed. > > >
