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Old Jul 1, 2010 | 08:23 AM
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Will someone please tell me how much gearoil and posi trac fluid to put into 1974- automatic 350
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Old Jul 1, 2010 | 08:58 AM
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Will someone please tell me how much gearoil and posi trac fluid to put into 1974- automatic 350
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One bottle of GM Posi lube, then fill up with gear oil of your choice until it just trickles out of the file hole - ROUGHLY around 1.5 qt.
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Old Jul 1, 2010 | 09:23 AM
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I use GL-5 gear lube and no GM posi lube.

It takes just a touch over 1-1/2 quarts.
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Will someone please tell me how much gearoil and posi trac fluid to put into 1974- automatic 350
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Two bottles GM posi lube+ top off with 90w
The posi lube will pay for itself in the long run +you will never get that rear end click people get when the dont use it ,Usually JMO
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2 bottles is a waste of $$$ - one is plenty!
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