Waterlocked my truck, help!

[learningcircles]

The black round thing is a vibration damper. Some trucks have it, some don't. You probably don't really need it. I'm sure you meant to say Dexron III/Mercon, not Mercon III. (sorry, that's a pet peeve of mine) and yes that's the correct fluid. The transmission takes about 2.5 quarts and uses the same fluid. Manual transmissions don't have torque converters.

Thanks, good info. So, THEORETICALLY, all the water would have drained out when I pulled the drain bolt, right?

 

[pcollins]

Yes it should have been. Wouldn't hurt to pull the inspection plug on the bell housing just to make sure all the waters out of the clutch area.