Re: [Chrysler300] smelly 62 Torqueflite question

[Mike Apfelbeck <moparmike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Change the fluid, it's the cheapest insurance you can buy. Be sure to 
remove the pan so you can clean out the gunk in the bottom of it. You might 
consider adding the late type filter to the valve body while the pan is 
off, it does a better job than that little can in the line thing and 
replacements are available anywhere. Good time to check the low-reverse 
band adjustment also.
Mike

At 11:11 AM 8/26/2004 -0600, john_nowosacki@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>I just changed the in-line tranny filter (after 42 years) on my wifes 62 
>Nyer wagon and noticed that the fluid is pretty foul smelling, and not as 
>red as it used to be.  It has turned a little shade closer to brown.  It 
>still operates perfectly, shift wise, with no slipping or any other 
>symptoms.  Should I just change out the fluid, or does anyone think there 
>might be something going seriously wrong in there?  I only changed the 
>filter because I found one on ebay, and fall is coming, and we're planning 
>a 700 mile or so trip next week.  I don't want to be stuck on the side of 
>the road and spoil the trip.  Do I just top off the fluid (it was a pint 
>or so low) with new, or do a full change, including the converter?
>Growing up, my dad always got 150,000+ miles out of a TF before driving 
>the rusted out car to the junkyard with the original fluid still in the 
>perfectly running tranny.  This tranny only has 100,000 on it, but it is 
>now 42 years old.
>Any thoughts?




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