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Old 01-12-2018, 03:33 PM
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Anytime buddy, but if you want to visit me now, you have to head south to Mexico. I am in Hermosillo because I have a dental appointment Saturday and felt that 2 days here is better than 120 miles round trip. I will be home by mid-February. I filled my getrag with 30 weight Mobile 1, 15000 mile, put those expanders on the sides that add 3 more quarts and haven't touched it since. Come on down or wait a bit and come on over ...Mark For those with getrags, I highly recommend these: https://www.facebook.com/fastcoolers/
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I’ll take you up on that probably in another year. First week in February is my final back surgery I’ve been waiting on. This is a big one at fusement of the entire lumbar. This’ll put me at a total of 7 up and down the spine. Wife will have to give me the sponge baths after this one.

Thinking about bringing back the robot dance
OUCH! I know how you feel. I have Ankylosing Spondylitis and have vertebrae that fuse all on their own. Before they fuse they hurt like heck. I have to stay on a non-inflamatory diet because of it and do exercising to keep limber. (in my back that is. )
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I also boycott facebook, but I couldn't seem to find their site, thanks for that...Mark
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The regular depth Magtec should be just fine.

According to Dave Goerend, theres a tradeoff with extra fluid vs extra cooling.

Here's the one I run on my transmissions - Goerend 47/48RE Transmission Pan Kit - Goerend Transmission, Inc.

Originally Posted by bigragu
At the time I got the pan I only got the deep one, not the double deep. No filter extension needed.

I’m sorta glad, too, as refilling the pan with the synthetic can be some $$. My MagHytec on my 2002 Ford Powerstroke is very deep. To completely fill the system it takes like 22 quarts. That pan alone takes 16 quarts.

The extra fluid that comes with a deep pan is nice, but I’ve always wondered if that meant just more fluid to try and keep cool. I do like the aluminum pans, though, for their heat dissipating abilities.
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