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| | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 433 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 433 | I need to add some fluid to my 1954 3104 Hydra-Matic... Did a search as to what type of modern brand of fluid to use and came up empty... The person at NAPA what worked as a GM mechanic for many years suggested Dextron lll ( 3 ) but said to ask others to be sure...
1954 Chevy 3104 3 Window Hydra-Matic in my family for over 60 Years
Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right... "Scarlet Begonias" Grateful Dead 1974
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | | | | | | Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,299 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,299 | I ent through the same thing. It seems that type A was made from whales or something like that that caused it to be removed from the parts shelves. I have been using Dextron on the suggestion of Bill Miles. I think the general concensus was that the bads and clutch disc face of H-M trans is very soft and something like a type F would be hard on them. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 433 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 433 | Thanks Tim & Greg... Will give Gene a call and ask him what they use... Will post back...
1954 Chevy 3104 3 Window Hydra-Matic in my family for over 60 Years
Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right... "Scarlet Begonias" Grateful Dead 1974
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 433 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 433 | I talked with Gene at Restoration Hydramatics. Gene said I should use Dextron lll ( 3 ) but that would depend on when my Hydra-Matic was rebuilt... Mine was done sometime I think in the late 70's early 80's... So if your Hydra-Matic has been rebuilt it may require different fluid type depending on when it was rebuilt...
1954 Chevy 3104 3 Window Hydra-Matic in my family for over 60 Years
Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right... "Scarlet Begonias" Grateful Dead 1974
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