Luther; FWIW, I am afraid that your slippage is not neccessarily ATF level
related.
My '82 300SD with a 722.303 tranny has bad leaks and it always is low on
ATF. The higher I fill it, the worse it leaks.
Low is not a problem, overfilling is B A A A D.
I don't even check it anymore. I just carry a quart of ATF and a funnel in
the trunk. When it gets too low I know because it stays in first gear. I
pour the quart in and I'm going again for months.
On 11/8/05, Luther Gulseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> when a problem occurs, like my hard trans cooler line having a BAD leak,
> car ('83 300SD) being towed home, no accurate idea of the amounts of fluid
> lost.....how does one tell how much fluid to add back into the system?
> When the car was cold/off after the repair, I could see fluid on the very
> bottom of the dip stick, so I added about a quart in small increments with
> the engine running. I tried driving about 1-2 miles, and down hill it
> seemed ok, but did slip a bit. Coming back up the gentle hill, it was
> slipping constantly. I'm going to check the fluid level in the AM when
> it's cold and see where it lies. How do I tell by the dip stick how much
> fluid is needed? I've done several fluid changes, but that's easier on my
> brain...this is new territory.
>
> Also, what are the differences in a overfilled and underfilled trans? How
> will each one act? I've been through low once, so I kinda know how it
> acts, and I'm really curious about how an overfilled tranny acts. TIA
> all....
>
> --
> Luther KB5QHU
> Alma, Ark
> '83 300SD (happily running WVO/diesel mix)
> '82 300CD (Slate grey, black MBTex, WVO/D mix)
> '82 300D '90 300E (both parts or can run??)
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Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX
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