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PT hydraulic reservoir
06-13-2005, 13:05
Post: #11
PT hydraulic reservoir
GEE,,, I THOUGHT I MENTIONED ADDING ATF TO MY ENGINES AT OIL CHANGE
TIME TOO, TO FLUSH OUT THE ENGINE,,, DAY,,,,

In a message dated 6/13/2005 10:42:36 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jdarstpt40@... writes:
> Subj: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: PT hydraulic reservoir
> Date:6/13/2005 10:42:36 PM Eastern Standard Time
> From:jdarstpt40@...
> Reply-to:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> To:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Received from Internet:
>
>
>
> I have been building racing automatic transmissions for 20 years.
> They are FULL of rubber seals.
>
> Dextron is made for automatic transmissions. It will not harm
> rubber. It is made to be used with rubber.
>
> I do not know what seal would be harmed by ATF, that the detergent
> motor oil wouldn't...
>
> Don't fret it, just empty the tank, fill it with 10w30 and in 5
> years when you change it again, use 10w30.
>
> Have you ever heard of adding a pint of trans fluid to an old Chevy
> engine at oil change time? Stops hydraulic lifter noise...
>
> Is there a petroleum engineer in the house?
>
> Later
> Jay Darst
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Tom Warner
> wrote:
> >Dextron and 30 weight oil are very different. Dextron can damage
> rubber
> >seals that are not made for that purpose.
> >
> >tom
> >1982 FC35
> >Vernon Center,NY
> >
> >At 05:24 PM 6/13/2005 -0400, you wrote:
> >>Hi Bill- I guess I should have been a little more specific. On
> PTs there is a
> >>separate canister for the hydraulics- which is to control the fan
> motor and
> >>power steering. It seems that the couple I was mentioning had a
> mechanic put
> >>the Dextron in that canister where it should have been 30 weight
> oil. My
> >>question- will it hurt that particular hydraulic application?
> >>I would think that the Dextron would be a lot lighter weight oil
> and it may
> >>not adversley affect that pump. Just in my opinion- which I can
> be dead
> >>wrong.
> >>Ernie- 83PT40- in Texas- Dextron in the jacks, 30 weight in the
> power steering
> >>
> >>
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Messages In This Thread
PT hydraulic reservoir - DAY8293A@... - 06-11-2005, 05:21
PT hydraulic reservoir - erniecarpet@... - 06-11-2005, 05:28
PT hydraulic reservoir - DAY8293A@... - 06-11-2005, 09:00
PT hydraulic reservoir - Ernest Ekberg - 06-11-2005, 09:08
PT hydraulic reservoir - racin41@... - 06-12-2005, 23:19
PT hydraulic reservoir - erniecarpet@... - 06-13-2005, 05:24
PT hydraulic reservoir - antique405@... - 06-13-2005, 06:58
PT hydraulic reservoir - erniecarpet@... - 06-13-2005, 07:08
PT hydraulic reservoir - Jay Darst - 06-13-2005, 11:59
PT hydraulic reservoir - randydupree - 06-13-2005, 12:08
PT hydraulic reservoir - DAY8293A@... - 06-13-2005 13:05
PT hydraulic reservoir - Tom Warner - 06-13-2005, 13:45
PT hydraulic reservoir - Jay Darst - 06-13-2005, 14:42
PT hydraulic reservoir - Tom Warner - 06-13-2005, 15:19
PT hydraulic reservoir - awesome_bird - 06-14-2005, 12:19



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