I used the same style plug as above the u-joint:
The bigger the hole the less precise you have to be with location.
The other opening is for te OD solenoid, has a metal cover in use.
Geo
On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 3:24 PM, Dave Connitt <dconnitt at fuse.net> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I hope you have had a great 2018 driving season so far. I was lucky enough
> to travel from Cincinnati, Ohio to the 2018 Kas Kastner race in Beaver, Pa.
> myself which all totaled was about a 700 mile round trip. I had a great
> time and the car was problem free.
>
> My question to the group is what types of tools to you use to top off
> your transmission. Especially on the road? They all leak a bit and mine is
> no different. What I am kind of concerned about is traveling on longer
> trips and doing normal maintenance like checking the fluid level in the
> transmission. I don?t have a access opening in my transmission tunnel right
> now but I plan to address that issue and that kind of gets me to my second
> question. But first, at the moment, to add transmission oil, I have to lift
> the entire car up on jack stands, wait for the oil to center itself, then
> unscrew the fill plug with a open end wrench. Not a solution for on the
> road? So, I was thinking about cutting a hole big enough for a socket
> (6-point) or whatever will work on a ?? pipe plug, then use a 1 qt. oil can
> with a pump to top off the transmission. I can fabricate a metal cover to
> plug the hole.
>
> What have you guys done?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Connitt
>
> ?67 TR4A IRS
>
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