Wheel A Matic Fluid

[702854boy 1,091]

Is type F ATF safe to use in an 875 since type A is pretty much obsolete anymore?

[adsm08 4,994]

Type A, Type F, and the generic Dex/Merc are all pretty interchangeable these days.

[squonk 47,873]

Fill it with Dex/Merc and run it!

[702854boy 1,091]

What is the proper length for the lipstick on these? Mine is 7 inches and the fluid is just barely on the stick after putting 4 quarts of atf in

[adsm08 4,994]

5 minutes ago, 702854boy said:

What is the proper length for the lipstick on these?

 

I'm not very experienced with cosmetics, but I believe the average lipstick is around 2.5 to 3 inches in length.

[702854boy 1,091]

12 minutes ago, adsm08 said:

 

I'm not very experienced with cosmetics, but I believe the average lipstick is around 2.5 to 3 inches in length.

Darn autocorrect, sometimes it does what you want and others it does this. Anyways what's the right dipstick length

[adsm08 4,994]

1 minute ago, 702854boy said:

Darn autocorrect, sometimes it does what you want and others it does this.

 

I get it. Last night I was discussing a pop noise that my new car radio makes when you turn the key on, with my sister, and she thought it might be the amp getting an inrush spike. I said I only had three wires hooked to it from the head unit, and my phone changed "three wires hooked" to "three wife's holes".

[pfrederi 21,034]

not sure about dipstick length but  fill it so there is an inch or so left under the top of the tranny housing.  for expansion...

[squonk 47,873]

@702854boy Wheel a Matic dip stick length is 7"

 

 

  

 

 

Edited 9 hours ago by squonk

[702854boy 1,091]

So I need to add more fluid even though the manual said 4 quarts?

[squonk 47,873]

Clean ATF is hard to see on the stick. I think @Achto paints his sticks white. 

 

I usually take a Q tip and starting above the full mark, dab the stick until I see fluid on the tip

[702854boy 1,091]

I had laid the stick on its side one a clean paper towel and nothing was on the rag 

[squonk 47,873]

1 hour ago, 702854boy said:

I had laid the stick on its side one a clean paper towel and nothing was on the rag 

 If you stick is the correct length Add a little at a time until it shows full

[Achto 32,307]

6 hours ago, squonk said:

I think @Achto paints his sticks white. 

 

The best fix that I've found it to sandblast the lower portion of the dip stick. This makes them much easier to read.

[adsm08 4,994]

6 hours ago, 702854boy said:

So I need to add more fluid even though the manual said 4 quarts?

 

I thought I had read they could use up to 5, depending on how low they got. 

[702854boy 1,091]

2 minutes ago, adsm08 said:

 

I thought I had read they could use up to 5, depending on how low they got. 

I hadn't read that part yet. Might be what I need to do since I completely emptied the system to change the fluid

[WHX?? 57,720]

Lip stick on the dip ... never mind Howard I'll clue you in 30 years... or shortly after you get your DL ... which ever comes first. 

Guessing you changed the filter too that will add a bit but yes some times new fluid can be tough to read. Dan's trick sandblasting trick works but with fresh clean oil can still be abit sketchy. 

 

875 is a bucket lister for many of us (Squonky doesn't deserve one) and I must have missed your thread with all the 

I got blind out house lucky and scored this one for chump change. 

 

 

[702854boy 1,091]

I guess tomorrow when I get a chance I need to upload some photos that I've taken since I've gotten the tractor

[WHX?? 57,720]

3 minutes ago, 702854boy said:

I guess tomorrow when I get a chance I need to upload some photos that I've taken since I've gotten the tractor

That would be a REAL good idea ...