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Re: automatic transmission oil level?
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:08:06 -0700
...ATF level, checking: ATF at operating temperature of approx. 60�C (attained after driving approx. 6 miles after a cold start). Vehicle on level...
Re: Transmission suddenly slipping
Historical mailing list - s kraning
Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:09:19 -0400
your supposed to check ATF when hot... in park. also, a rise in ATF level when hot can indicate differential fluid (gear oil) leaking...
Re: ATF leaking into differential
Historical mailing list
Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:53:59 EDT
...how could u see the ATF mixed in with the gear oil? if that was the case, then the ATF level on the dipstick...
Re: automatic transmission oil level?
Historical mailing list
Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:58:27 EST
...low ATF fluid levels can mean there is a leak somewhere, and can cause damage if level falls too low. also levels that are...
ATF Level too high - what now?
Historical mailing list - Chris Knust
Thu, 3 May 2001 08:42:44 -0400
Hi, I just found out that the ATF level of my 87 Westy�s automatic tranny is too high. According to Bentley�s (37...
Re: Spewing ATF from dipstick
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:45:29 -0800
...first, get the ATF level to the right mark, engine running, in park, and sitting level. It's critically important on all automatics that...
ATF leaking & level too high on dipstick - '89 Westy
Historical mailing list - Cory Sytsma
Mon, 12 Oct 1998 09:23:45 -0700
...He said, if the ATF level is too high, check the oil level in the final drive. How do I check the oil level...
Re: Automatic Transmission sometimes has to wake up...
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:01:47 EDT
...ATF was a brownish red color (should be bright red) and level was really high. checked the diff and there was almost NO diff...
Re: ATF leaking & level too high on dipstick - '89 Westy
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Mon, 12 Oct 1998 22:34:48 -0500
...He said, if the ATF >level is too high, check the oil level in the final drive. How do I check >the oil level...
ATF Level Theory
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:26:44 -0400
I'm dealing with some AT troubles in my '86, and been checking the ATF level. I'm curious now because it seems that...
Short version of checking ATF level?
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Tue, 1 May 2007 22:24:57 -0400
...Can someone please send me (or the list) the shorthand version of checking the ATF level? I remember that the transmission has to be...
ATF level too high - cause?
Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
Tue, 11 Jan 2005 21:18:14 -0500
I finally got around to checking the ATF level in the 1988 GL. This van had been sitting for 3-4 months for an...
Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
Wed, 25 Feb 2015 07:04:24 -0800
...A/T problems -- fluid level high > > > > After having the auto transmission in my '87 2WD overhauled last > > month, I noticed the ATF fluid level...
Re: Short version of checking ATF level?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Tue, 1 May 2007 20:33:54 -0700
...Can > someone please send me (or the list) the shorthand > version of checking the ATF level? I remember that > the transmission has to be...
Re: Automatic Transmission sometimes has to wake up...
Historical mailing list - jbange
Tue, 19 Apr 2005 12:02:21 -0700
At 10:01 AM 4/19/2005, you wrote: >high ATF level and the symptoms you describe could mean the seal between the >differential...
ATF and Final Drive
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Wed, 27 Nov 2002 19:39:37 -0800
...It must be the ATF. However, the ATF level is always just fine. So does the dipstick for the ATF not reflect the level...
Re: ATF level
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:27:25 -0800
...ATF level Does anyone know how much fluid it takes to raise the level from the bottom mark to the top? I need to...
Re: Spewing ATF from dipstick
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:30:58 -0500
ATF needs to be checked with the engine running, everything warm, and the van level. Driven the fluid in the torque converter will expand...
Re: Automatic transmission question--slipping
Historical mailing list
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:47:50 EDT
...check atf on level surface with engine running warm, and in park. no not check cold. the slipping and catching sounds exactly like low...
Re: ATF level
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:17:52 -0500
...ATF level Does anyone know how much fluid it takes to raise the level from the bottom mark to the top? I need to...
Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Mon, 2 Mar 2015 19:50:14 -1000
...A/T problems -- fluid level high >>>> >>>> After having the auto transmission in my '87 2WD overhauled last >>>> month, I noticed the ATF fluid level...
My auto transmission troubles
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:46:35 -0400
...I get home, get the van nice and level and check the running level of ATF. It's high. (Side question: How does the...
Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high Removing the ATF cooler.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 22 Feb 2015 19:42:17 -0500
...in my '87 2WD overhauled last > month, I noticed the ATF fluid level creeping up. I've only driven the > vehicle three or four...
Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Tue, 3 Mar 2015 09:02:46 -0800
...A/T problems -- fluid level high >>>>> >>>>> After having the auto transmission in my '87 2WD overhauled last >>>>> month, I noticed the ATF fluid level...
ATF levels
Historical mailing list - Seastoner
Mon, 16 Sep 1996 03:41:05 +0000
Hi, I'm wondering if I've read the ATF level correctly on my 85 Westy. I drove the van about fifteen miles, had...
Re: Spewing ATF from dipstick
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:13:40 -0500
...d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > ATF needs to be checked with the engine running, everything warm, and the > van level. Driven the fluid in the...
Re: ATF
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:43:14 -0500
I also found that the level-ness of the van plays a considerable factor with what shows up on the dipstick. I took to...
Re: Re; Power steering noise
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Sat, 26 Aug 2000 15:25:26 -0700
...What should the level be, and what should be used to fill it, if needed? , throw a pint of "Miracle" stop leak > in it...
Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high Removing the ATF cooler.
Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
Sun, 22 Feb 2015 16:45:32 -0800
...in my '87 2WD overhauled last >> month, I noticed the ATF fluid level creeping up. I've only driven the >> vehicle three or four...
Re: My auto transmission troubles
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:46:48 -0400
...I checked the ATF level and final drive level (cold) and they were about where I left them last night. Start it up and...
Coolant flush after ATF cooler failure
Historical mailing list - Mark Pry
Sun, 3 Jun 2007 09:26:56 -0700
...having trouble with the coolant level warning light going off. My mechanic's current theory is that the ATF residue changes the viscosity of...
Re: ATF Level Theory
Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:46:59 -0700
...I'm dealing with some AT troubles in my '86, and been checking the ATF level. I'm curious now because it seems that...
Re: My auto transmission troubles
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 28 Jun 2007 23:45:46 -0400
...I checked the ATF level and final drive level (cold) and they were about where I left them last night. Start it up and...
Re: ATF
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 14 Dec 2014 12:15:10 -0500
Much of the ATF works inside the torque converter. The engine has to be running to fill the converter. When the pump stops and...
Re: ATF Level too high - what now?
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 5 May 2001 15:14:17 -0500
Chris Knust wrote: > Hi, > > I just found out that the ATF level of my 87 Westy�s automatic > tranny is too high. According to...
power steering leak
Historical mailing list - Philip R. Hanlon
Sat, 13 Jun 1998 23:20:21 -0500
...fluid (ATF) to the power steering reservior? It says ATF on the plastic reservoir. Is Dexron III OK? I noticed that the level was...
Re: Auto Tranny Questions
Historical mailing list
Thu, 22 May 1997 23:05:23 +0000
Hmmn, in regard to my previous post, another bit, I'm not even sure if that seal somehow seals ATF going to the converter...
Re: ATF Level too high - what now?
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Sat, 5 May 2001 14:00:04 -0700
...ATF Level too high - what now? <DIV></DIV>>Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 15:14:17 -0500 <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>&gt...
Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 22 Feb 2015 19:36:09 -0500
Just to clear things up, how are you checking the fluid? Van needs to be level especially side to side and the ATF is...
Re: ATF and Final Drive
Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
Fri, 29 Nov 2002 18:25:41 -0500
...It must be the ATF. However, the ATF level is always just fine. So does the dipstick for the ATF not reflect the level...
Re: My auto transmission troubles
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:35:26 -0400
...I get home, get the van nice and level and check the running level of ATF. It's high. (Side question: How does the...
Re: ATF leaking into differential
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:24:41 -0400
...Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:18:29 -0400 > >Hello - > >I discovered ATF leaking under the van so I checked my gear oil level and...
Re: ATF and Final Drive
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Sat, 30 Nov 2002 18:30:45 -0800
...It must be the ATF. However, the ATF level is >always just fine. So does the dipstick for the ATF not reflect the level...
Power steering noise
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Sat, 26 Aug 2000 17:26:00 -0700
...What > should > > the level be, and what should be used to fill it, if needed? > > Is ATF correct? > > there are two molded 'rings' around...
Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 22 Feb 2015 11:57:59 -0500
...in my '87 2WD overhauled last month, I > noticed the ATF fluid level creeping up. I've only driven the vehicle three > or four...
Re: Automatic Transmission sometimes has to wake up...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:47:22 -0400
...At 10:01 AM 4/19/2005, you wrote: >high ATF level and the symptoms you describe could mean the seal between the >differential...
Spewing ATF from dipstick
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:57:58 -0500
My 90 project bus is apparently leaking ATF from the transmission dipstick. The car has sat for years and it's possible that the...
Re: Torque converter seal leaking?
Historical mailing list - Bob Anderson
Tue, 24 Sep 2013 10:25:35 +0000
...Make sure the fluid level is correct. Things warm van level, engine running, level between the marks. If not recently serviced, change the ATF...
Re: ATF and Final Drive
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 30 Nov 2002 21:13:09 -0600
...It must be the ATF. However, the ATF level is > >always just fine. So does the dipstick for the ATF not reflect the level...
Re: Auto Transmission Fail (Pics)
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:20:10 -0700
...After driving about that same amount again, the level was still the same but no bubbles. Maybe the level too high causes the ATF...
Re: auto trans final drive
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Fri, 4 Jun 2010 10:59:35 -0400
...The automatic section uses Dexron ATF and you fill it through the dipstick tube. You must have the van sitting on a level surface...
ATF leaking into differential
Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:18:29 -0400
...DIV class=RTE>I discovered ATF leaking under the van so I checked my gear oil level and ATF fluid came pouring out mixed...
Re: ATF level too high - cause?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Jan 2005 02:04:06 EST
...NET writes: > Is there anything else that would cause a high level? differential fluid leaking into automatic part, seal between diff and auto gone...
Re: Automatic Trans. problems; Advice Needed!
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 23:32:01 -0400
...I checked the ATF > level on the dipstick, and found the level to be very high, about > 5.5 inches above the "cold" level...
Re: ATF Oil Cooler ?
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 27 Oct 2002 07:48:56 -0500
...has gone bad, and the atf is going into the final drive section. Check it's final drive level. this is not an uncommon...
A/T problems -- fluid level high
Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
Sun, 22 Feb 2015 07:59:47 -0800
After having the auto transmission in my '87 2WD overhauled last month, I noticed the ATF fluid level creeping up. I've only driven...
Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
Sun, 22 Feb 2015 12:29:46 -0800
...A/T problems -- fluid level high > > After having the auto transmission in my '87 2WD overhauled last month, I > noticed the ATF fluid level...
Re: Automatic transmission leak
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 6 Apr 2009 16:52:50 -0700
...the differential oil .........and that level, and the condition of the oil considered, in addition to the ATF level and condition of that fluid...
Re: Automatic Trans. problems; Advice Needed!
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 09:14:53 -0500
...I checked the ATF > level on the dipstick, and found the level to be very high, about > 5.5 inches above the "cold" level...
Re: ATF and Final Drive
Historical mailing list - lauterba
Fri, 6 Dec 2002 07:07:34 -0500
...It must be the ATF. However, the ATF level is > > >always just fine. So does the dipstick for the ATF not reflect the level...