TRANS FLUID LEVEL HELP

No fluid leaking. it was a QT low when I bought it.Ran it once thats when it started slipping. I put a QT of fluid in stopped the slip but neutral is still funky like I said.

Im sure it had time to warm up I ran it about an hour . i couldnt hold it while my brother went to back the trailer in .

Hey guys I filled with dex an ran the boat around for about an hour. No slipping. reverse works but neutral still seems like it wants to pull. Like if i have it running at the dock to warm up I cant hold on to the dock because it wants to pull in neutral. Is that because the tranny is about to go? (dirty neutral) I would hope to make it through the summer before I pull it.

Mike,
I do agree that the exhaust does push a little when the engine is started.

Mike,
I really feel Terry is in need of a rebuild. It's the dirty neutral but even more convincing is the slipping he's getting. Both point to warped clutch plates.

Terry,
Check out your other thread for the cost. This is a good example of keeping the same subject in the same thread! Give FFM a call for the turn around time. You looked at their web site - the phone # is on it.

Removing the trans is pretty easy and straight forward. If you don't have a means of hoisting the aft end of the engine, a bottle jack under each manifold works great. The prop shaft coupling is disconnected as well as the aft engine mounts. Front mounts are loosened and the engine is tilted. Don't forget to put a new dampner plate on with the rebuilt trans. You will need to do an alignment when it's all back together. In the "new" section of the forums, there is a alignment vidio.

eric lavine wrote: you may have caught it in time, it would drag a touch or have a dirty neutral if you slipped it under a heavy load

Eric,
Terry mentioned the dirty neutral above as well in his previous threads on the same slipping subject. From his description, it's so "dirty" that it pushes the boat when it's in the water.

Terry,
As suggested in your other thread with the dirty neutral and the slipping, I feel it's time for a rebuild. The dirty neutral is the indicator of warped clutch plates.

The fluid level is to the line when COLD.

BTW, it's always best to keep the same subject in the same thread. That way, we won't get confused!   

Terry, Please turn off the cap lock on your computer. Typing in all capitals is considered yelling when online, although I can understand where potentially burning up your tranny might make you feel like yelling. . Good luck, I am not much help with the rest. I fill to but not past the line just like oil in my car.

GEEEZZZZ.YEAH I HOPE I DIDNT BURN IT UP. I WENT ABOUT HALF A MILE IF THAT WHEN I FELT IT SLIP. THEN BABIED IT BACK TO DOCK. WOULD THAT BE ENOUGH TO BURN IT IF THE FLUID WAS REAL LOW?

BORG WARNER VELVET DRIVE. CAN I JUST ADD TO IT OR DO I HAVE TO DRAIN IT THEN REFIL. ONLY HAD THE BOAT OUT ONCE AN IN NEUTRAL OPON STARTING IT WOULD PULL FORWARD . TOOK OFF FINE THEN STARTED SLIPPING SO I LIMPED IT BACK TO THE DOCK. CHECKED FLUID AN LESS THAN HALF INCH ON THE STIKE. SO WHAT U THINK ON HOW CLOSE TO THE LINE SHOULD I FILL.

CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW FULL TO FILL THE TRANS. FLUID 1980 SN .THE DIP STICK HAS JUST ONE LINE ACROSS IT . DO I FILL TO THE LINE OR BELOW IT ?