[QUOTE="Bill"] I was wanting to ask a question about the 42LE, but didn't want to take the thread too far astray - but, thanks to Ken, it's now one step closer to what I wanted to ask (so Ken and I will share the blame for thread drift here): As a DIY'er, I prefer to replace the ATF+4 by disconnecting the cooler return line and letting the tranny pump pump fluid out (while adding makeup fluid at the filler) - the idea being that, assuming enough fluid (12 to 14 qts. with approx. 10 qt. capacity) is pumped out/poured in, essentially all fluid will be replaced, including what would otherwise be trapped in the torque converter. Is fluid in fact actively pumped thru the torque converter with it in park, or am I fooling myself about that? (Also, this would be done following dropping the pan and replacing the filter - just thought I'd save someone the trouble of saying I needed to do that too.) Someone in the past - possibly you, Steve, has posted that without the wheels turning (i.e., jacking up the front end), old fluid would sit on the TC during the intended fluid exchange.[/QUOTE] Not me... fluid *is* actively pumped through the TC by the pump (not the convertor or turbine) even with the vehicle stopped. If that didn't happen, all the heat generated by the engine churning fluid against the locked turbine at a traffic light would never be carried out of the convertor. Old Mopars (without the kits John mentioned) don't circulate the fluid in Park, but they do in *every* other gear including neutral, regardless of whether the car is moving or not. Newer ones like the 41TE/42LE series circulate fluid in Park as well as all other gears. As for your method of changing fluid, I can't remember right now where the fluid gets routed after the convertor. If it goes straight to the cooler (and I'm 80% certain that it does), then you are indeed doing a reasonably good job of blowing the last of the old fluid out as you add new fluid. If it goes back to lubrication, then you're not doing nearly as good a job. I'll see if I can remember to check the manual on fluid flow path. Or more likely John will post from his encyclopedic torqueflite memory before I can check... :-p