definitely of stick shift... thanks for all the help. One more thing: How much should I expect to go in? This stuff is expensive, so I wanna know about how much to buy. Thanks! wes On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, John Rodgers wrote: > First off, I have to assume yours is a stick shift tranny???? > > If so, then Redline MT90 is the way to go. > > If the tranny is the same as on the gas engines, FIRST REMOVE THE FILLER > PLUG ON THE SIDE!!! Then and only then, remove the drain plug at the end > of the tranny. That way, if you cannot get the filler plug out, you > still can drive the van because you didn't drain out all the tranny > fluid. Beleive it or not, some filler plugs are stuck and cause real grief. > > A short bolt whose head fits into the filler plug and drain plug, with > two nuts on the shank jambed together, makes a wonderful plug removal > tool in the very close quarters you are going to encounter. I have one > of those bent allen wrench thingy's and they are not worth a > tinkers........!! The bolt and jamb nuts thing works like a champ. > > Good luck, > > Regards, > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > > Wesley Alden Pegden wrote: > > >Okay, I'm sold on changing the tranny fluid to red line... but... some > >questions. > > I know I can order it. What about finding it in chicago? And, regarding > >the actual change, is it pretty stratiforward? Make sure I can get the > >filler cap open, drain it out, and fill'er back up? (to the top?) I guess > >I need a funnel and hose for the filling... > >thanks, > >wes > > > >On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, David Brodbeck wrote: > > > > > > > >>On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, Wesley Alden Pegden wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>speaking of cold weather, is it worth swapping out my tranny fluid for > >>>something like red line? Any folks have any experience shifting the van > >>>in really cold weather? I'm not sure what's in there now, but i'm sure it > >>>ain't redline. > >>> > >>> > >>I didn't find the cold weather performance of Redline to be noticably > >>better than dino oil. It's still stiff to shift when cold, and it still > >>tends to grind into 2nd until it warms up. But my tranny is pretty worn. > >>One that has better syncros to begin with might benefit more. > >> > >> > >>David Brodbeck, N8SRE > >>'82 Diesel Westfalia > >>'94 Honda Civic Si > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > |
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