Pump & plumbing is back in. Line length is good, but would have been nice if the fittings on the lower hoses were indexed 180 from where they are. By shop if the lines, they want to face the opposite direction so they kinda corkscrew when I hook them up. I tried reversing sides, but that didn't help. Too bad they don't index them when they put the fittings on. I still have the original fluid that I drained out of this system & now I am wondering if maybe it its trans fluid but was before the red color was added? Smelled pretty bad like brake fluid, but is likely something else based on what everyone mention previously. An April build system shouldn't of had brake fluid in it, but its is honey colored
But that being said, When I was talking to the guy at the hydraulics shop where I bought the pump seals, he said there would be no advantage to running transmission fluid. The additives in it are all about clutch function & dealing with heat. Kinda makes sense. He thought std hydraulic oil like AW32 is what he would use. Not that its a better oil, its just an industry standard in hydraulics.
Do you think trans fluid is recommended so there is no mistaking what it is? That would make a lot of sense.
Must be Something about turning the lines being pink when they were clear before I took it apart thats bugging me. ;
