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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 12:03 PM
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Simple tranny fluid question

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I need to add trans fluid to my C6 (76-78 not sure which year the trans is) and was wondering if it needs type F or Dexron. If I remember correctly Ford switched to Dexron, but I don't remember when. I am thinking type F, but want to be sure before I put it in.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 12:34 PM
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Look at the dipstick, it should tell you what SHOULD be in it. What is actually in it could be something else entirely. The C6 really doesn't care what it has in it.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 02:33 PM
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All C6 transmissions built after May 1976 use Dexron. Before that type F.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 05:08 PM
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I guess I will have to check the dipstick, as the truck is a '76 but the engine is a '78. So I don't know if this is a '78 trans or a '76, or even a '77 for that matter.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2007 | 08:38 AM
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So would ya use Dexron in a newly rebuilt C6 even if it was an older tranny?
 
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Old Jun 16, 2007 | 12:57 PM
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I guess it does not matter with a rebuilt one. You could use either one as long as you stick with that choice in the future.
 
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