Thanks guys, I guess I'm getting too freaked out in my old age. Low/no zinc oil (gonna use zinc break in oil) , rebuilt motor and transmission, even a different used transfer case. It's going to be a circus!
Good question. Maybe because it'd be tougher to prime a transmission???
Who built the transmission? Did they soak the frictions/bands in trans fluid? Was lots of lube used on the pump, bearing surfaces, etc.? I'd imagine that's plenty good enough until the fluid starts flowing.
I built it, yep I went by the book, soaked the frictions and bands and lubed the rest. It has been waiting a while though till I could get everything else together.
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