Re: Checking transmission fluid

Posted by Warren J. Erickson On 2011/9/14 18:50:06

Hey Guys! the flexible dipstick is a great idea. I didn't know they existed. It just turned a light on in my head. I've got two ideas:

(1)- I've never seen a Gear Start. Does the filler tube go into the case or pan? If it's the pan, the Ford C4 and some foreign transmissions do it that way. Like the German ZF4HP22 (Used in earlier Mercedes, BMW's and Volvo). I'm sure there are others. The ZF got some bad publicity, years ago and they should be available in the junk yards. I've got one sitting in my garage. Along with a spare Ultramatic Pan. I'll take some measurements.

(2)- Better yet: The Flexible dipstick, from Lokar and others. Seems like the way to go. By attaching it to the pan, you can leave the original dipstick alone. And use it for calibration purposes. Very little jerry rigging, other than a hole in the pan.

I was on the Lokar website.http://www.lokar.com/product-pgs/trans-dipsticks/trans-dipstick-main.html

I noticed one of their applications are for pan mount. It looks promising. They have a little funnel arragement for filling from the flex tube. I know that was a concern in an earlier post.

Just some rambling to keep these old bones from getting under that beast