Kris01 wrote on 03/21/14 at 09:03:17:Does the Type F not compress as easily as Dexron? Is it thicker or something?
A bit thicker, and it will swell the fork's internal o-rings, tightening up any passages.
Remember fancy/expensive B&M Trick Shift "racing" ATF? To give you "harder launches and firmer shifts"? Relabeled Type F sold to guys running General Mistake Corporation slushomatics...
Type F is the standard ATF for Ford C4/C6 and a common choice for Mopar 727 (which originally came with Dexron/Meron).
HD30 motor oil works fine as well. But bear in mind, the Savage fork is an obsolete component, they are junk when they ship by current standards. Late 1940s technology.