Re: [AMC-list] type A fluid

[tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

I've towed light trailers in a rebuilt M35 (air cooled) behind an EFI 232ci
in a Classic wagon. Shifts just great with Dexron III. Longevity is great
too -- rebuilt a '65 core in 1989? then again in 2006? after I'd put well
over 150K miles on it. Still in perfect working order today. I drive this
car HARD and maintain it meticuluously.  I think the proof is in the pudding
-- few people uses cars this old this hard for as long as I have.

I wouldn't use Type A in an any BW trans even if it was newly made and
someone gave me cases of it for free. New chemistry is vastly superior,
hands down, no comparison.

Fluids are the ONE THING to never, ever cheap out on!





On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 8:19 PM, Marc Montoni <Freedom@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> Type A was originally whale-oil based.  I do not believe any of the
> **modern** Type A fluids have any whale component like that any more.
>  Dexron II and III are suitable replacements for Type A whale oil fluid.
>  While they don't have identical slipperiness compared to the original
> (affects shift harshness and shift speed), they are similar enough that most
> of us won't notice much difference.
>
> Ford Type F is stickier than Dexrons.  While the Borg-Warner M34- through
> -44, as well as M-8 through -12 are basically Ford-O-Matics, Ford used
> different valve bodies and clutch material, among other things.
>
> See http://www.amccf.com/tech/amc_auto_trannies.html
>
> And http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_transmission_fluid
>
>
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