DTT Torque Convertor Drain?????

[CumminsPuller]

Josh, I have always done the things you mention. Everytime I stop and leave the truck running, it goes in neutral and the e-brake on. Every morning as soon as I start the truck it goes in to neutral for atleast a minute if not two. Like I mentioned in my first post I feel like and idiot for posting a question like this. I have done so many transmission fluid changes and with the stock transmission I knew exactly how much I needed from doing it so much. but this time with the DTT I should have paid more attention and I had no idea how much was going to be needed.



Jason

 

[snowracer69]

Jason,



Rather then starting in Park and moving it to Neutral, do this:



Turn key to on position and move gear selector to Neutral. This allows the lift-pump to prime (mine takes about 3 seconds) and if the grid-heaters are cylcling, you can just wait for the "wait to start" light to go out. Then, give the key the quick turn (as we all know the Cummins fires with just a bump of the starter) and let her idle away in Neutral.



No need to start up in Park and then move to Neutral when she fires just fine in Neutral to begin with.



Josh



P. S. Being a pilot, I am really used to doing "Flows" in a specific order. I start my pickup the exact same way EVERY TIME!! Ok, maybe it's the fact that I've got a touch of OCD and I do everything the same way every time, but once I get in a rythm, I just do things... feels funny to jump into a stick vehicle and reach for my gear-selector to go to neutral.

 

[CumminsPuller]

Josh... ... ... . Ever been through Boring, OR? I also spent some time close to aircraft. Spent seven years working navigation and communication systems both military and commercial. I really miss it now.



Jason

 

[frijole]

"Burp" the transmission

These auto trannys have a jillion pasageways in them, and after servicing, most will "burp" internally, leaving you a little low on fluid. Once "burped", ( need a trip around the block), you can top off to the correct level. Of GREAT importance, make sure you are on level ground, and the transmission fluid is at normal operating temperature BEFORE you add any fluid. This fluid expands quite a bit from cold to warm, (operating temp), so making adjustments at other than operating temp will give you false readings. I once "topped" mine off when it was cold, (in a big hurry), and ran about 50 miles on the freeway and the lightbulb came on in my head. I stopped, checked the fluid level, it was FOAM all over the stick, and after idling a few minutes, I checked and found it OVERFILLED. I bought a squeeze bulb and some nylon tube and started removing fluid from the dipstick tube until I reached the proper level. I removed nearly a quart of ATF! On the dipstick on a morning start, you will show fluid level at - 1/4 low, (in the ok range), but when it warms up, you'll be dead on. Shove the stick down the tube with the markings facing "up", and pay no attention to the back side of the stick. The stick enters the pan at an angle, giving you two separate readings due to that angle.

 

[Huff N Puff]

The Easiest way to turn the engine

Is to use a remote starter connect one end to the big positive terminal on the starter and the other end to the small terminal on the starter. Please make sure that the key is off and the shifter is in park. When you are done positioning the converter for draining,remove one of the terminals to prevent accidental cranking. Merv

 

[jackrea]

I have a question as long as we are on DTT and flywheels, is there a right way to rotate the flywheel, I have always just done as has been reported, however a friend of mine said I could hurt the engine by turning the flywheel the wrong way. Thank You, by the way I have 60,000 on my DTT. Jack

 

[Huff N Puff]

I don't think you'd hurt anything turning it backwards

I'm sure if I'm wrong someone will let me know. Merv