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RE: TR3A gearbox/oil filler - follow up

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Subject: RE: TR3A gearbox/oil filler - follow up
From: Randall Young <ryoung@navcomtech.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 17:55:53 -0800
> How can one be sure there is no OD? There is no dash OD switch, no wiring
> connected to the gearbox, no wiring associated with OD at all. No OD
> solenoid. There are switches on the gearbox (unconnected) there
> is a relay
> underdash (unconnected). Is this enough to assume there is no OD?
> Or is there
> a way to tell if the gearbox itself was OD?

Take a look under the car, at the bottom of the transmission just before it
goes over the rear crossmember.  If there's an OD there, you'll see the
rather large (roughly 3")brass drain plug for the OD.  If instead you see
relatively empty space, with a casting that tapers upwards smoothly towards
the tail flange, there's no OD.

The speedo cable drive location is also a giveaway : non OD trannies have it
on the left, while the OD has it on the right (pointing towards that funny
looking bulge in your handbrake boot).

Randall

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