Most of the old Chryslers I used to buy I'm sure were still running the
original fluid well beyond 100K; it's just on these new fagile trannys you
need to be so much more careful. Trannys and rear ends used be the most
neglected things on the cars.. they'd use the factory fluids until the were
one day opened for actual service.. and that was usually long after 100K.
Aaron Wyse
>
> From: "mike kulczycki" <dakota1994@hotmail.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>
> i actually had a project that worked... and with the trans... well i
> was pretty lucky to get this much out of it. i had 126k miles with the
> original fluid... everyone complains about 100k miles and they're
> done... so got my use out of it. it should be good for a long time
> now. i'll make sure and change the fluid. and i put a big ass tranny
> cooler on it...
>
> You went 126K on your ORIGINAL FACTORY tranny fluid???
>
> Damn DooD! I'd say your pretty lucky to have done that for sure. I'd say
> it would have lasted even longer had the fluid been changed even semi
> regularly.
>
> The a-500 over drive grenaded in my 89 2wd a couple years ago, taking
> out the rest of the trans - at only 98K miles - Not sure when the fluid
> was changed in that truck as I wasn't the original owner. It was my
> grandfathers truck - and considering he only fixed things if they broke
> - It might have been the original fluid as well. Took it to AAMCO
> (duhhh I'm a retard) not gonna open that story up - just dont go to
> AAMCO ever - even if they are thr last place on earth
>
> The a-500 in my 4x4 89 is starting to get pissy on me to now - I had the
> overdrive and lockup solenoids replaced around june of 2002...
> overdrive wasnt working and my fuel economy was around 9-11 mpg with a
> V6 (gak)
>
> And now the torque converter was buzzing and ratteling just prior to the
> truck being mothballed this winter.
>
> Have I mentioned lately how much I hate the A-500?
>
>
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