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Old 08-06-2012, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by tbomachines View Post
ATF expands and contracts very dramatically due to thermal expansion. The reading at a cold temp is much different than at operating temperature.
I know...my question has to do with the person wanting to measure level on a cold winter morning vs. a nice summer day. Would the level at, say, 20F be appreciably different from level at 75F? The FSM doesn't provide that kind of data. It only tells us about 20-30C vs. 80C.
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