swampedout Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Good to hear, the tranny that is. Getting some warmer weather for this time of year so maybe I’ll get the tranny serviced this week or next. Ive been following this thread and used some additive. Good results for now, wish I knew about this stuff before. At some point I should drop the pan but Im not looking forward to it. Im curious what "servicing" we can do short of rebuilding? Im a gear grinder so I really know very little about automatics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 Ive been following this thread and used some additive. Good results for now, wish I knew about this stuff before. At some point I should drop the pan but Im not looking forward to it. Im curious what "servicing" we can do short of rebuilding? Im a gear grinder so I really know very little about automatics. Drove my truck to church today. Talking with a few gents after the service, mentioned that I want to work on my truck and why. One guy says sounds like it’s low on fluid, I said that’s what I thought. As I’m walking to the truck I’m thinking I checked it, right?? Well, I didn’t. Thought I did! Serviced it with the Lucas additive I had bought when I bought the filter and fluid. Man, I didn’t remember how thick that stuff is. It was in my unheated garage, which might have gotten up to 30° today. I’m grateful, the tranny is most likely ok and I can service it and put the new pan on in warmer weather. I’ll update on the tranny not engaging right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Drove my truck to church today. Talking with a few gents after the service, mentioned that I want to work on my truck and why. One guy says sounds like it’s low on fluid, I said that’s what I thought. As I’m walking to the truck I’m thinking I checked it, right?? Well, I didn’t. Thought I did! Serviced it with the Lucas additive I had bought when I bought the filter and fluid. Man, I didn’t remember how thick that stuff is. It was in my unheated garage, which might have gotten up to 30° today. I’m grateful, the tranny is most likely ok and I can service it and put the new pan on in warmer weather. I’ll update on the tranny not engaging right away. How low can you go? No, being a bit low doesn't seem to hurt the tranny. But it can create problems - like yours. Hope refilling it and including the additive does the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob84 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 How low can you go? No, being a bit low doesn't seem to hurt the tranny. But it can create problems - like yours. Hope refilling it and including the additive does the trick. Just don’t do what I did and overfill it by accident. It still works but when I serviced it I noticed the tranny donated a lot more glitter this time:nabble_smiley_wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 Just don’t do what I did and overfill it by accident. It still works but when I serviced it I noticed the tranny donated a lot more glitter this time:nabble_smiley_wink: Yes, I drove it then checked it warmed up and idling. Need to add a quart later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 Yes, I drove it then checked it warmed up and idling. Need to add a quart later today. My transmission has been working just great. Made a dump run this morning and enjoyed the drive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 My transmission has been working just great. Made a dump run this morning and enjoyed the drive! That is certainly good news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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