10m mid cabin express ('87-'89) - which transmission model?

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10m mid cabin express ('87-'89) - which transmission model?

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Looking to purchase a repair manual and found:

VELVET DRIVE 70c-73c

Would this cover it?

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If you have on of those transmissions in your boat it should look to see what you have . you never can tell what have untill you check thing may have been changed ,if you have the 71 or 72 I can email the man. to you


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thanks, I actually haven't bought the boat yet, will check..

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next week.


If it's not too much trouble, a copy of the 71/72 would be great. That's probably close enough for general info/repairs and would be a good start.

BTW, the boat I'm looking at has never had the trans fluid changed - it's an '88 . Possibly by a prior owner but certainly not in the past 7 years.

What's the maintenance interval on these?


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Once a year but most folks do it never or less , I will send it out to you most things have not changed . The newest fld is Dextron v ( any dextron is ok )
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Wouldn"t 70C - 73C mean all years in between also? C. Don
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Should have said all models in between. C. Don
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prowlersfish wrote:Once a year but most folks do it never or less , I will send it out to you most things have not changed . The newest fld is Dextron v ( any dextron is ok )
Not picking on you Paul.... but if you look at one of the containers that the fluid comes in.... it is Dexron, Not Dextron. :D
I have been in the automotive parts business for about 27 years and only one time did I have someone pronounce it correctly.
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This is a link to the service manuals for Borg Warner Velvet Drive Transmissions 71C-72C. I think it covers all models up to 1986.

http://www.marineryachts.com/borg_manual.pdf
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Jerry wrote:
prowlersfish wrote:Once a year but most folks do it never or less , I will send it out to you most things have not changed . The newest fld is Dextron v ( any dextron is ok )
Not picking on you Paul.... but if you look at one of the containers that the fluid comes in.... it is Dexron, Not Dextron. :D
I have been in the automotive parts business for about 27 years and only one time did I have someone pronounce it correctly.
You are correct and I been in the business longer then you . I should know better ,But when you hear it called dextron 99.99% of the time it rubs off :lol:

It was easier when it was type A or type F :D ( now I am showing my age
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Wow.... Type A. I have not heard that in a very long time.
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Told you I have been around for a while
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