Going to tackle a leaky torque converter...in a ferret soon...seems you
almost have to dismantle the damn thing....to get to the problem...
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Notton" <Richard@fv623.demon.co.uk>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Ferret fluids... Re: [MV] [MVlist] Re: [MV] Deuce
Transmission / Transfer case Fluid
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ryan Gill" <rmgill@mindspring.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 4:31 AM
> Subject: [MV] Ferret fluids... Re: [MV] [MVlist] Re: [MV] Deuce
Transmission /
> Transfer case Fluid
>
>
> > At 10:59 PM +0000 12/5/01, Richard Notton wrote:
> > >
> > >And just make sure you don't ever put 90EP in the _gearbox_ or ATF
> > >in the torque
> > >converter.
> >
> > Hydraulic fluid in the fluid coupling and SAE 30 in the engine and
> > the gear box.
> >
> Yup, mineral hydraulic oil in the fluid flywheel, officially OM13 which is
> Aeroshell #1 or Silkolene 779, but hugely cheaper and obtainable is any
ISO 15
> hydraulic oil. (Shell Tellus 15). Torque converters are extremely tolerant
of
> viscosity, the ISO grade steps are small and we have run them on ISO 46.
>
> Detergent SAE 30 is fine (and originally specified) in the engine and
gearbox,
> however for the engine _alone_, a modern 15W/40 may be quite acceptable,
if at
> all possible get the makers labs to confirm its a multigrade by refining
not by
> additive, mention metallic ash and they will know what you're talking
about
> immediately.
>
> > Now, the brake fluid has me wondering which is correct. One person
> > told me DOT 5 (silicone only) the web sites say DOT 4 or Hydraulic
> > fluid depending on whats already in there....
> >
> Yes, most Ferrets were converted (from OM 13) to "brake fluid" OX 8 which
is DOT
> 3/4, hydraulic oil brake components were marked with a splash of green
paint,
> which is handy when they got sprayed green all over in manufacture.
>
> A previous owner might have flushed and filled with DOT 5 silicone,
beware.
>
> With all the usual warnings, it hasn't killed me yet, taste a _tiny_ smear
on a
> finger, mineral hydraulic oil tastes, well, like oil; brake fluid
certainly
> doesn't.
>
> Richard
> Southampton - England
>
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