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Re: Filling a transmission...what kind of container?

To: REwald9535@aol.com
Subject: Re: Filling a transmission...what kind of container?
From: Rick Brown <mgrick@ptd.net>
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 14:28:54 -0400
REwald9535@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Bill,
> Actually, having the hole there is a good idea.  When the trans has the
> correct amount of oil some dribbles out the hole, no guessing.  Car makers
> don't make the car (even LBC's) to be serviced by the people who own them.  A
> pro has a pump that squirts it right in.  (about now you are probably says SO
> WHAT! :-)  well here is what.  A company called
> STA-LUBE makes a pump that is designed to go into the small (pint? quart?)
> bottles of various heavy oils that they sell.  Stuff like 90W 80-140W etc.
> My suggestion is buy a bottle and pump and either service your rear axle
> first or dump the contents and refill with the oil of your choice.  It will
> take a few pumps to empty the bottle, but it is not messy and won't drip into
> your eyes, and get all over your hands.  I've had one of these pumps and
> bottles for years.
> Rick Ewald
> 67 MGB
> PS It works great for filling the early top fill trans also!
> 
> In a message dated 4/18/99 10:42:53 AM SA Eastern Standard Time,
> saidel@crab.rutgers.edu writes:
> 
> > OK, I have some rudimentary engineering background and trying to fill the
> >  tranny of a '76B through the side hole from below is a p***-poor design. I
> >  guess the electronics wizards designed it.
> >
> >  Anyway, I made a squeeze bottle with a tube, but the problem is 5 pints at
> >  1/4th pint per squeeze. That might seem like only 20 squeezes but each
> >  squeeze event took 5-10 minutes because of the inlet tube. I know, make the
> >  tube bigger, but then since the squeeze bottle is limited as well, a new
> >  and different problem arises.
> >
> >  So, does anyone have a really simple design for a device for refilling the
> >  transmission?
> >  BTW, I could not find the 'top' port through the floor so I guess that
> >  might help in some way, but how?
> >
> >  Bill with the tired hands
> >
Yep thats what I use - bought it when I had the Midget (with side fill)
and it works great on the top fill on the GT as well.  Think it cost
about $5 with the 90w in the bottle.

Rick

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