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The different oils all fall into different ideal ambient temperature operating ranges with Dexron being the lowest. (excluding the 00w20) There are other oils that meet or exceed Transynd specs. that will work. I just switched to Schaeffers Alltrans 204S which is the same thing I use in my...

The manual lists Dexron 3 as well as several others all selected by ambient operating temperature range. I will be using this truck in cold months which fits the Dexron 3 temp range. Allison's website recommends TES 295 or TES 389 for the MT series transmission. The fluid I am using is actually...

I am having an issue with my M923A2. When shifting from Neutral into Drive or Reverse the converter is locked up some of the time. Reverse is worse especially in low range. If it doesn't kill the engine, it will then start working fine until you stop and sit for a bit in Neutral. This started...

Looking for someone who could do an inspection at Herlong, CA.

Here is the tag!

Just looked a picture of the tag. I definitely says Dresser but the model # is CTA 8.3.

So, is the Dresser from reconditioning? The engine tag is definitely labeled Dresser! How do you find out when a truck was reconditioned, if at all? And they don't replace the hour meter when they are?

I am a newbie in the the process of acquiring a 5 ton for a feed truck! I have seen a few M923A2's with Dresser 6 cyl. turbo diesels. I have not found a lot of info on these engines and am wanting to know if they are better or worse than the well known Cummins small cams or the Cummins turbo diesel.