My '86 Toyo PU auto trans dipstick.

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Ha Ha Ha, after I bought the old 86 2wheeler I am thinking I had better check the transmission fluid. I wasn't too concerned about it when I looked at the vehicle because it seemed to run well. Well a week later I go to have a peek. Can't find the dipstick. The owners manual for this truck is in the glove box so I pull that out. Looking through the manual, I see it is by the brake booster on the drivers side near the firewall. After much investigating, I cannot find it. So I look on the passenger side firewall and I see a tube going to the tranny but no stick. And it looks like the tube is plugged. So I phoned the people I bought it from and was told that they had lost the dipstick and simply plugged the tube. Darn! So I phone the autowreckers. NO one has one in my area. Then I phoned Toyota and they told me that they would have to order it in from the US, 4 to 6 weeks. Ha, I called up country and found one at an autowrecker where my son lives. $20 plus delivery by Greyhound. SOB, what a hassel but problem solved.

The other part to this story is this: I also searched the internet and came acrossed a few postings and was amazed to find out that some new vehicles now such as Honda do NOT have a dipstick for the automatic transmission. Also I read about chevy cavaliers, same thing some models. Apparently the transmission is supposed to be good for the life of the car. I also read that some with no dipstick require you to check or replenish the fluid by 2 plugs in the pan. You fill in one hole until it comes out the other hole, showing its full. Now if this isn't a bunch of crap. Probably cost you $40 to have your transmission checked for fluid. Nothing but more junk. Gee, those new vehicles sure look nice but time they get to the age (10 yrs old) that I can afford one they are ready for the heap. The whole world talks about recycling but they are making diposable cars. Makes no sense to me!