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Subject:Re: Torque Converter ATF Capacity
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Wed, 8 Jun 2005 14:09:45 -0400

No reason for you to fill it. It will fill on it;s own from the transmission. Just add more fluid to the trans as needed. In use, it almost completely filled. After shutdown a lot will drain back into the trans. That is why autos have the fluid checked with the engine running.

Dennis

----- Original Message -----
From: John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2005 1:41 pm
Subject: Torque Converter ATF Capacity

> Say, how much ATF goes into the torque converter? The Bentley has a
> section on how to drain it via siphoning, but never mentions any
> quantities other than "use a bottle of 2 liter capacity" for draining.
> I have a rebuilt converter here that's essentially dry. Do I just prop
> it up at a slight angle and start pouring ATF in the center? How
> do I
> know when it's "full"?
>