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Topic: C4 Transmission Fluid Question
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Boss Hoss
Gearhead Posts: 176
From: Georgia
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 10-21-2001 11:33 AM
   
I have a REAAAALLY dumb question: What kind of transmission fluid do I use in my 1966 C-4 transmission? I have always thought that I was supposed to use Dexron III Mercon fluid, but a parts counter person said, with some certainty in his voice, for me to use type FA fluid. Which fluid is correct?And what brand(s) of fluid do you all recommend? I want the BEST stuff only...synthetic? Regular kind? Which one? :? ------------------
*andy* ([email protected]) also known as...***Boss Hoss*** *1965 Mustang 289 coupe*
*1996 Mustang GT coupe*
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Moneymaker
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From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 10-21-2001 12:29 PM
Type "F" only. NOT type "FA". It is available most everywhere. FA is Dextron.  ------------------
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Boss Hoss
Gearhead Posts: 176
From: Georgia
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 10-21-2001 05:05 PM
Thanks, Alex:
The reason he was SO certain about type "FA" is because I had asked him which fluid to use in my C4 and he immediately asked me "How old is the transmission?" I said that it was a 1966 transmission, and that's when he replied, "Type FA."Would using Dexron III Mercon type fluid have hurt my transmission? Thanks again to any and all for any info! ------------------
*andy* ([email protected]) also known as...***Boss Hoss*** *1965 Mustang 289 coupe*
*1996 Mustang GT coupe*
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 9546
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posted 10-22-2001 12:57 AM
Andy, it won't hurt it, but it will make it slip and shift crappy. ------------------
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Boss Hoss
Gearhead Posts: 176
From: Georgia
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 10-22-2001 05:37 PM
What is type "FA" transmission fluid for, anyhow? Is it for any Ford transmissions at all, or is it fluid for something else entirely?------------------
*andy* ([email protected]) also known as...***Boss Hoss*** *1965 Mustang 289 coupe*
*1996 Mustang GT coupe*
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 9546
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 10-24-2001 06:48 PM
FA is a name that that was created for a FoMoCo version of Dextron. It is the same as Dextron. ------------------
Alex Denysenko
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