Gale Hawkins
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- Murray, KY
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- 1948 Allis Chambers Model B 1976 265 MF / 1983 JD 310B Backhoe / 1966 Ford 3000 Diesel / 1980 3600 Diesel
Transmission Fluid Change
We did this yesterday on the 'new' Escalade and need to do it on the Blazer. The guy's write-up works as stated. We did this three years ago on the motorhome but the connection was simple due to regular hose clamps at the add on transmission cooler.
We did put a hose clamp on the nut in the radiator tank so we did not have to hold the hose at the radiator and put the other end in a 5 gallon bucket (hence the name Bucket Flush).
We did put a can of Sea Foam in the transmission three days before and had driven it 200 miles when we did this bucket flush. The goal was to cut out any varnish build up in the valve body, etc.
I did blow out the return line before the first pump down so it would not later mix with the new ATF.:thumbsup:
The best we could learn the transmission has never had a power flush and 60K miles before there was a pan drop change at 40K to replace the valve body.
200 miles later is is shifting great but that was the case before with the very brown ATF.
Has anyone else used this method to do a total system change out of ATF?
We did this yesterday on the 'new' Escalade and need to do it on the Blazer. The guy's write-up works as stated. We did this three years ago on the motorhome but the connection was simple due to regular hose clamps at the add on transmission cooler.
We did put a hose clamp on the nut in the radiator tank so we did not have to hold the hose at the radiator and put the other end in a 5 gallon bucket (hence the name Bucket Flush).
We did put a can of Sea Foam in the transmission three days before and had driven it 200 miles when we did this bucket flush. The goal was to cut out any varnish build up in the valve body, etc.
I did blow out the return line before the first pump down so it would not later mix with the new ATF.:thumbsup:
The best we could learn the transmission has never had a power flush and 60K miles before there was a pan drop change at 40K to replace the valve body.
200 miles later is is shifting great but that was the case before with the very brown ATF.
Has anyone else used this method to do a total system change out of ATF?