Bear,,,,,he should be easy to spot on JBER. Most of the soldiers are driving Dodge or Fords. Up at Eielson AFB, it is 50% Dodges running around. Fairbanks overall is all Dodge and Ford with some GMC's and a few Chev's. Dodge has tried to take over this state's soldiers. LOL They have such a low overall price in comparison. Practically trying to give them away.

 

Has anyone tried the Dorman transmission pan with the drain plug and is it worth 32$?

 

I have read a lot of good reviews but have not purchased yet. I will once I change this trannys fluid.

 

That's kind of where I'm at, been putting off changing the fluid but need to get it done. Since ren fair starts next weekend I'll have some time with dawife not home to work on the truck.

 

If that would happen, i would love to see the look on Careys face!

 

A pan with a drain plug is a great help if you change your fluid more often than most people.

I have put these in a couple of my Fords, and for under $7.00, it is a fairly easy and simple thing to add. Here is what I used.

 

Your pan doesn't have a drain plug ? Man would that suck, - messy and stinky. Too much fluid in there to be without a plug. Some models (like mine) have 2 plugs (1 in the converter/1 in the pan) and a line you use for fluid exchange (on the side,if you flush). But yea, with some models your lucky if you get a converter plug to drain from. Check it, should be a 10mm hex on the converter.

EDIT: BTW- I didn't modify my pan. That's the way some early models were from the factory, - I didn't do it...honest! I thought about adding a drain valve type deal. Which would make for a better way retrieving a sample for analysis.

Man, I'm really loving these 7700 brakes, what a difference when pulling heavy.

 

You did the 7700 brakes only up front right?

 

Just got two of them on the way from Rock Auto for $3.42 a piece. I had a couple other things I needed, and adding those to the basket didn't increase the shipping. Win win.

 

Shadow is getting spoiled, he expects me to buy him his own chair