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Message started by sportmod1 on 09/06/12 at 7:41am

Title: HOW MUCH FLUID TO PUT IN POWERGLIDE
Post by sportmod1 on 09/06/12 at 7:41am

Can some tell me how much fluid a direct drive powerglide should hold? :-/ [stock pan]

Title: Re: HOW MUCH FLUID TO PUT IN POWERGLIDE
Post by hogracer3d on 09/06/12 at 9:39am

4 quarts and the dipstick should be correct

Title: Re: HOW MUCH FLUID TO PUT IN POWERGLIDE
Post by SawyerRacing98 on 09/06/12 at 10:29am

4quarts.... no dipstick needed lol. Change every other race and run a cooler. You'll get 30 races out of it

Title: Re: HOW MUCH FLUID TO PUT IN POWERGLIDE
Post by sportmod1 on 09/06/12 at 10:36am

Thanks for the help guys.

Title: Re: HOW MUCH FLUID TO PUT IN POWERGLIDE
Post by Missle Motorsports on 09/06/12 at 9:06pm

Direct Drive P.G. with Stock Pan, 4-qts is Correct. Bushore Trans says Cooler is Not needed. If you do run a Cooler,make sure & add extra fluid to cover what the Coolers capacity is. Also don't mount the Cooler with the Inlets pointed downward, or when trans sits when not in use,the extra fluid will drain back into the pan & usually has a tendancy to leak.

Title: Re: HOW MUCH FLUID TO PUT IN POWERGLIDE
Post by dirtracer8 on 09/08/12 at 12:05am

i am a tranny builder and no cooler can be done but i would not recomend that extra fluid will just get spit out the vent and make a mess and usuallly will start smoking a little bit because it drips on your exhaust a stock pan with no cooler will probabley overfill you with 4 quarts 3 and a half is more like it no cooler will make your tranny run hotter than your motor therefore you dont get the life that you can get

Title: Re: HOW MUCH FLUID TO PUT IN POWERGLIDE
Post by dirtracer8 on 09/08/12 at 12:08am

the best thing to do is get a good filler tube and just check your fluid level if you use one and it leaks it got installed wrong when done right it will not leak

Title: Re: HOW MUCH FLUID TO PUT IN POWERGLIDE
Post by 4QChris on 09/08/12 at 8:18am

What would you recommend as far as what brand?

Title: Re: HOW MUCH FLUID TO PUT IN POWERGLIDE
Post by dirtracer8 on 10/18/12 at 8:45pm

i would recomend type f fluid dexron oils are made for smooth shifting and to help cool the trans because of lock up converters type f is more agrressive which is better for gripping and less slpping dexron oils are much slicker which leaves more chance of slpping