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dana 60 fluid capacity #1398664
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read on head a few weeks ago some here were running 1qt fluid in dana 60 for race application. what would you recommend for lite street and lite strip?

Re: dana 60 fluid capacity [Re: mopar dave] #1398665
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To the bottom side of the fill hole.


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Re: dana 60 fluid capacity [Re: moparniac] #1398666
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2 qts


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Re: dana 60 fluid capacity [Re: sixpackgut] #1398667
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2 qts



No more than 2 quarts. Ray and I have talked about this before.


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Re: dana 60 fluid capacity [Re: an8sec70cuda] #1398668
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Thanks. Gonna put the new moser pan on tomorrow and 2qts max gear.

Re: dana 60 fluid capacity [Re: mopar dave] #1398669
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Would this be the same for an 8 3/4?

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2.5 qts. in ours

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2 qts



No more than 2 quarts. Ray and I have talked about this before.




I have plenty of my 3rd qt left is there .05 or something going with 2 qts dead on or something


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Re: dana 60 fluid capacity [Re: moparniac] #1398672
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no idea,but I can tell you I drained out 3.5qts and it was filled up to the fill hole. 2qts going back in.

Re: dana 60 fluid capacity [Re: moparniac] #1398673
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2 qts



No more than 2 quarts. Ray and I have talked about this before.




I have plenty of my 3rd qt left is there .05 or something going with 2 qts dead on or something




any more than that the forearms start hurting


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Re: dana 60 fluid capacity [Re: mopar dave] #1398674
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no idea,but I can tell you I drained out 3.5qts and it was filled up to the fill hole. 2qts going back in.




Is it a street car.... if so fill it properly... it
draws off heat... drag car run it short

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no idea,but I can tell you I drained out 3.5qts and it was filled up to the fill hole. 2qts going back in.




Is it a street car.... if so fill it properly... it
draws off heat... drag car run it short






What is properly?

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no idea,but I can tell you I drained out 3.5qts and it was filled up to the fill hole. 2qts going back in.




Is it a street car.... if so fill it properly... it
draws off heat... drag car run it short






What is properly?




Bottom of fill plug.

Re: dana 60 fluid capacity [Re: Dodgeguy101] #1398677
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installed pan, filled with 2.5qts amsoil max gear. done. to the fill hole would take about 4qts or maybe more.

Re: dana 60 fluid capacity [Re: mopar dave] #1398678
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installed pan, filled with 2.5qts amsoil max gear. done. to the fill hole would take about 4qts or maybe more.


It will take more than what the FSM is your running a spool instead of a posi unit Mopar engineers use to recommend, in the old drag seminars they put on for the public, using one quart of gear oil in both the Dana 60 and the 8 3/4 for drag racing, no matter if a posi or spool was used


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