82 dodge ram charger

[Anthony]

Does anyone know what type of transmission fluid a 82 dodge ram charger takes?
It has the 5.2 liter v8.
One of my co workers has this truck and recently droped the pan and refilled with dexron 3.
I thought it took atf+3. He says it shifts just a tad rougher. I dont want him to ruin his transmission!

 

[drive it forever]

I would use atf+3. It should would work just fine. It superseeds chysler ms-7176, atf+ and atf+2. Trying to get all the fluid out of the transmission is another subject.

 

[Anthony]

Thanks!I know hes not going to get all the fluid out with a pan drop but still dont want him puting the wrong stuff in.

 

[uconn1150]

The dipstick should have it's type stamped in. My R/C is stamped DexronII so I use Dexron 3. If it's a 727 Chry transmission, it's not known to be a smooth shifter (especially shifting into reverse)!

Remember, it's a Ramcharger, not a Land Rover

Here's a cool place for help

P.S. Is the transmission original? If so, I would HIGHLY recommend an Auto-RX treatment in the transmission to clean all the years of crap out of it!

[Edited for P.S.]

 

[JohnBrowning]

I always like the Ram Chargers once you fixed the play in the steering shaft they were GREAT! I always wished they would import the ones the sell in Mexico based on the modern full size Dodge Ram! Take car of it they are sharp in good condition!

 

[Anthony]

He says it was rebuilt about 2 years ago. Hes probably put a max of 15k on it since the rebuild.