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Kyle Vanditmars wrote:
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| Ok, if you threw in 5 quarts, you are definitely a quart over. This
| will/can cause lots of windage, where the crank hits the oil in the pan.
| Causes foaming and breakdown of the oil, not to mention slowing down
| the crank every time it hits the oil - which probably contributed to the
| stalling. Ideal time to check the oil would be in the morning before
| you start it up. That way, all the oil will be in the pan, and you can
| get the most accurate reading. Forgive me if you already know this, but
| you aren't checking the oil with the engine running, are you? I just
| thought that if the engine is running, it may show the level as only a
| little bit over full.
I'm going to drain a quart out of the sucker, probably today. No, I'm
checking the engine oil with the truck warmed up but not on. It's full,
but not too full. Worth draining that extra quart though.
| Go get the transmission completely serviced (flush, drain, new filter,
| bands adjusted,) make SURE that the shop that does this uses proper
| Mopar-compatible ATF (I don't know how old your truck is, but at a
| minimum ATF Plus for the older trucks, if not +3 or +4,) not Dexron. Ask
| what they use beforehand, and if they tell you Dexron, and that it's ok,
| leave and find a different shop.
I'm going to take it to the dealer. someone else here recommended it
and even if it costs me more, it'll be worth it in peace-of-mind that if
they toast my tranny then at least I can appeal to the sensibilities of
the owner of the dealership.. "REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION OR ELSE" :P
Pete
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