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sportmod1 LMR Rookie Offline Dirt Late Models Rule! Posts: 85	HOW MUCH FLUID TO PUT IN POWERGLIDE 09/06/12 at 7:41am Can some tell me how much fluid a direct drive powerglide should hold? [stock pan]
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hogracer3d LMR God Offline We bust our a$$ to kick yours-!!! Posts: 3933	Re: HOW MUCH FLUID TO PUT IN POWERGLIDE Reply #1 - 09/06/12 at 9:39am 4 quarts and the dipstick should be correct
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SawyerRacing98 LMR God Offline Posts: 1056 Bakersfield Ca.	Re: HOW MUCH FLUID TO PUT IN POWERGLIDE Reply #2 - 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
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sportmod1 LMR Rookie Offline Dirt Late Models Rule! Posts: 85	Re: HOW MUCH FLUID TO PUT IN POWERGLIDE Reply #3 - 09/06/12 at 10:36am Thanks for the help guys.
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Re: HOW MUCH FLUID TO PUT IN POWERGLIDE
Reply #4 - 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.

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Re: HOW MUCH FLUID TO PUT IN POWERGLIDE
Reply #5 - 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

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dirtracer8 LMR Rookie Offline Dirt Late Models Rule! Posts: 92	Re: HOW MUCH FLUID TO PUT IN POWERGLIDE Reply #6 - 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
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4QChris LMR Member Offline Sport mod in the works Posts: 227 Bakersfield	Re: HOW MUCH FLUID TO PUT IN POWERGLIDE Reply #7 - 09/08/12 at 8:18am What would you recommend as far as what brand?
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dirtracer8 LMR Rookie Offline Dirt Late Models Rule! Posts: 92	Re: HOW MUCH FLUID TO PUT IN POWERGLIDE Reply #8 - 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
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