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Old 12-09-2008, 08:24 PM   #1
NJ346
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T56 Tranny Fluid(cold weather)

Well my trans does not like cold shifting. Either the synchros or blockers are effed up when the fluid is thick because I constantly miss gears when the car is cold. I'm going to Atco on Sunday and want this to be as much of a none issue as possible. I just changed the trans fluid with 3 1/2 qts of ATF plus 1QT of Synchromesh and it's not as bad. On the label for synchromesh it says that it helps with cold shifting but it seems like the general consensus on the forums is that synchromesh thickens the ATF which is bad until it heats up and thins out. I'm pretty much looking for an additive or something that would help thin out the ATF as fast as possible but still keep it thick enough to properly lubricate all of the tranny internals if that's possible. I was thinking about draining some of the fluid from the trans and adding another quart of synchromesh and see how it turns out, has anyone ever run more than 1 qt of synchromesh in their trans at a time and what kind of results did you get if you did?


Cliffs:
Trans sucks at shifting in cold weather.
Changed trans fluid and added 1 qt synchromesh....problem almost solved.
Question....is it ok to run more than 1qt of synchromesh in the cold weather?
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