Machspeed Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Gary and/or others, does the website have a resource for fluid capacities? I looked but did not find it. Going to change the trans fluid/transfer case fluid and coolant this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Yes. We have the owner's guides. Go to Documentation/Literature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machspeed Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 Yes. We have the owner's guides. Go to Documentation/Literature. That's awesome! You worked your tail off to input all that. Sorry I overlooked it, Gary. Thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 That's awesome! You worked your tail off to input all that. Sorry I overlooked it, Gary. Thanks!!! No problem. I'm the research librarian here, and I know where I put things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old55pete Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 That's awesome! You worked your tail off to input all that. Sorry I overlooked it, Gary. Thanks!!! John, another member point out to me a few weeks back that you DO NOT put Mercon/ Dextron V in out transfure cases. Something about eating the bronze parts. I had changed mine then drained it and put type F in it. He Had a tec bulliten from MOTORCRAFT/ Ford to back it up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 John, another member point out to me a few weeks back that you DO NOT put Mercon/ Dextron V in out transfure cases. Something about eating the bronze parts. I had changed mine then drained it and put type F in it. He Had a tec bulliten from MOTORCRAFT/ Ford to back it up with. I don't have any bronze in my 1356, save a bushing in the back of the planetary. But i still used Dex/Merc for fill instead of Merc-V. I hope that fill is ~2 1/2 quarts because that's all I could get in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 I often buy the Haynes manuals for my old stuff. I find the manuals really handy for stuff like fluid capacities and specs. I do find them fairly useless otherwise...lol, but for a quick reference on the basics they're handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machspeed Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 I often buy the Haynes manuals for my old stuff. I find the manuals really handy for stuff like fluid capacities and specs. I do find them fairly useless otherwise...lol, but for a quick reference on the basics they're handy. Yep, just below is my Haynes Manual which, believe it or not, did not show my specific year in the fluid capacities. Interesting is that the 86 Truck Ford Manual that Gary has posted here specifies Type H trans (C6 trans) fluid and my dipstick specifies Dexron II. Dexron is a GM fluid. From what I've read, Type H is long obsolete. Here's an interesting read on ATF: http://http://martinlubricants.com/technical-service-bulletin-transmission-fluid-guide/ From my study, Dexron VI, a synthetic ATF is backwards compatible with previous Dexron generations and can be used. https://www.acdelco.com/parts/oils-fluids/gm-oe-dexron-vi-transmission-fluid So, I'm in a quandary, do I go with the Dexron VI for my C6 trans? I'm wanting to nurse this truck along for a few more years before I pull the motor and trans for rebuild. As to the transfer case, I have a NP208. And Steve, know that your above input is appreciated. The Ford manual recommends Dexron II. I have read that Type F and Dexron II are not compatible, which makes me question the Type F use. Wondering too if I can use the Dexron VI in the transfer case too. Input appreciated!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old55pete Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 I don't have any bronze in my 1356, save a bushing in the back of the planetary. But i still used Dex/Merc for fill instead of Merc-V. I hope that fill is ~2 1/2 quarts because that's all I could get in there. Jim, I still have the owners manual for the Bronco. For the T case it said 2 1/2 qts and it said that if you couldent get MER/ DEX II that you could use F type in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machspeed Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 Jim, I still have the owners manual for the Bronco. For the T case it said 2 1/2 qts and it said that if you couldent get MER/ DEX II that you could use F type in it. Additionally, I found the following link from a company that rebuilds tranfer cases. Not sure how reputable they are, but they list suggested fluids for many different transfer cases. For my NP208, they list DexronIII or higher. http://https://transfercase.parts/pages/fluid-suggestions-by-transfer-case-type Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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