Thanx Doug ;
Here in So. Cal. , I'm always stopping into Dollar Stores as they tend to have oddball stuff cheaply , no ATF or any kind for about 5 years now...... =8-( .
-Nate
Doug wrote:
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> Gents, Someone said that Type A Automatic Transmission fluid is hard to find,,yES , because its not commonly sold at auto parts stores anymore, but many Dollar Stores, an grocery stores still sell it, an its cheap, about $2 a quart.
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> Type A,, its not for modern transmissions, but a simple fluid for the transmissions of the 1940s an 50s, IE,, very simple transmissions, that only required a light weight oil with detergents.
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> Forget who, but someone got off into Ford an Dexron types,of fluids,, NO, NEVER put those into engines, not in the crankcase or fuel.. They do contain various types of friction modifier chemicals, other chemicals,, an NO DOUBT would cause some problems in Fuel Injection pumps an maybe injectors, even engine valves too. May even blow the tips off your injectors too.
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> Type A is a very simple lite weight oil with lots of detergents. Chemically its almost the same as 2 cycle small engine oil, but lots cheaper, sold in quarts. Many companies sell type A as 2 cycle oil, the cheaper brands such as sold in dollar stores.
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> On the other hand, I would never use type A in my 2 cycle engine fuel mix, mainly because of the levels of alcohol put into gasoline these days, do not think the type A would mix well with current gasoline, an excessive wear would result.. piston scuffing for sure.
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> It can be used safely, for an additive too Diesel fuel, especially if a few gallons of gasoline has been accidentally added to the fuel tank.
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> I would not use it long term ,,for my baby 300d, just as a temp fix for some gasoline in the fuel tank, or an emergency fuel to get me to the next Diesel fuel stop..
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> Type A can be a problem, as it contains about 50% more detergents, than Diesel fuel, if you have a very dirty fuel tank, it will clean the tank an the fuel filters will stop up,, most likely.
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> An Last but not least, as I said before, Never add type A to the engine oil of a diesel, its too thin, an could cause rapid wear to various engine bearings.
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> Doug Traylor 300d
> Baytown, TX
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