[Merc Cruzer]

I should have been clearer in my original question. Type F is what was recommended, but I just learned from the local recommended transmission shop that is not the case. They actually recommend Dex 3. Also learned that if you shorten the linkage shaft between the carb and the trans (by removing the cotter pin and then the pin in the "Y" bracket and then turning it clockwise) it will cause the trans to shift sooner and lessen the harshness of the shift. What I am asking is: if you are not using Type F (as recommended by Ford/Mercury) what are you using and how does it perform?. This single modification did lessen the shifting harshness dramatically.