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I dumped a gallon of Dexron in to bring it up to the add a pint mark. It leaks at the selector shaft so I need to replace the seal. It drives and shifts normally after replacing the transmission vacuum hoses.
Power steering pump has ATF in it (or hydraulic oil, it's red).
Got the truck running today. Didn't drive it because with the engine running the transmission fluid level is low. It does move in forward and reverse so I'll add some Dexron tomorrow and take a ride.
I'll see how it drives. If I decide to change it, I won't be wasting 10 gallons of Dexron to flush it. I'll get out whatever pumps out and fill it up from there. In 6 months I'll do it again and call it good.
It's nice and clean and looks like 15W40. It feels and smells like engine oil; it's not burnt. I could be wrong, but I remember Dexron as being more or less red.
Haven't run it yet, I need to replace batteries. I'll find out if it works next week.
Has anybody found engine oil used in the TH400 transmission of their CUCV instead of Dexron? I know they use engine oil in some of the big truck automatics but I didn't expect to find it in a CUCV.
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