The transmission/overdrive capacity is 7.5 pints. This is from an
empty unit. If you are only changing the oil I would say that you
would need about 3 1/2 qts of oil for the transmission/overdrive.
David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com
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On Apr 18, 2011, at 9:01 PM, Richard Kahn wrote:
> Thanks, I couldn't get the plug out. Only the big brass one with
> the basket
> and magnet. So I guess there was one more Qt in there. Should be no
> problem as
> what came out seemed clean. But 3 Qts is only 6 pints and the Moss
> catalog
> says over 8 1/5 pints.
> Rich Kahn
>
>> From: sbyers at ec.rr.com
>> To: healeys at autox.team.net
>> Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:10:09 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gear box woes
>>
>> Richard, when I change my gearbox oil, I also drain the overdrive
>> and clean
>> the magnet washers and strainer since the gearbox and overdrive
>> share an
> oil
>> supply. If you do that, then the gearbox should take 3 U.S.
>> quarts to
>> refill it to the proper level.
>>
>> Steve Byers
>> HBJ8L/36666
>> BJ8 Registry
>> Havelock, NC USA
>>
>> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
>> On Behalf Of Richard Kahn
>> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 9:10 PM
>> To: healeys at autox.team.net
>> Subject: [Healeys] Gear box woes
>>
>> Well, it was a great day to change the oil. Did that and
>> then decided to replace the gear box oil since it had been 3
>> years. The
>> Moss catalog says 8.6 pints. I bought a pump to pump the MT90 in
>> behind
>> the radio. Sounded like a good idea to use a pump. I put in 3 Qts
>> and
>> decided to check with the dip stick. Said I was over by about a Qt.
>> Thought I could just reverse the pump and suck some out. Then the
>> proverbial fan was hit. The 5 inch hose fell off and into the gear
>> box.
>> Took everything out and removed the top of the gear box and fished
>> the
>> hose out put it all back together. What a pain. So, exactly how much
>> does the gear box hold? It now read right on with just two Qts. Am I
>> missing something?
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