<VV> PG question - fluid level?

[James Davis]

The 61 shop manual recommends you check the 
Powerglide transmission fluid periodically (1,000 
miles) ; the same check interval as the 
differential fluid.  Transmission fluid is 
checked with the transmission fluid warm, shift 
lever in neutral and the emergency brake fully engaged.
Jim Davis




At 10:58 AM 3/6/2008, Chris & Bill Strickland wrote:

> >From: James Davis <jld at wk.net>
> >
> >All Corvair Powerglides will slip in right turns when the fluid level
> >in the pan is about 1.5 pints low.
> >
>
>Thanks all for the responses -- apparently not uncommon if the fluid
>level is low. Guess I need to check my dipstick -- someone said there's
>something in the tech guide about it.
>
>Club meetings, like last night, involve two fairly high speed 280° right
>hand off-ramps that can be sorta fun when the traffic is light -- one
>coming, one going -- but not so much fun when the tranny stalls out in
>the middle of the turn.  Was my first (and second) experience with this.
>
>Maybe I can blame the old aluminum for letting tranny fluid leak out
>over the winter ...     ;-)
>
>Thanks,
>
>Bill