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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 09:27 AM
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So when I bought my 77 360 to put in my truck the tranny came with a fluid level sending unit in the dipstick. It came out of an RV I was told. Does anyone know where I could get a gauge for this?
 
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 03:09 PM
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i am kind of lost. do you mean dipstick? if so your old transmissions dipstick and tube should be the same but you might have to get a new seal for it.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 06:57 PM
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I agree on being lost. I have never seen a sending unit for tranny fluid level. They make a sending unit for fluid temp.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2012 | 01:02 PM
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Maybe it is a tranny temp but I thought I remember the guy saying something about it being a fluid level. Ill upload a picture of it.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2012 | 02:33 PM
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Never seen a temp sending unit like that. Does it have any numbers or anything on it?
 
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Old Apr 10, 2012 | 10:02 PM
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4030647 is the only number I could find.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2012 | 06:44 AM
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It is a fluid level sender. It is used in the aircraft industry apparently. You might want to contact these folks for a gauge to match it if you want to try to keep it.

http://www.wbparts.com/rfq/6680-01-224-3143.html
 
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 07:13 AM
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thanks
 
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 08:36 AM
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This really makes me question the integrity of the transmission. The only reason I could think of to put a fluid level sending unit in a transmission was if it leaked like a sieve.
 
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Old Apr 12, 2012 | 11:19 AM
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The OP hasn't said anything was wrong. Maybe a previous owner worked on airplanes and tried to update the trans with a fluid level gauge that was replaced on an aircraft. In the aircraft industry parts are changed out on schedule even if the work fine.
 
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