> Yes I just went and tried to unscrew the front switch. As I said
> before the
> actual dipstick hole (in the gearbox cover) had been molested
> with a cut back
> to the front switch.This switch was only hand tight. So I guess
> adding oil
> here has been done before and the molesting "by design"! I wonder
> if I could
> also then use this as a sort of "dipstick". Does anyone know whether this
> location would give the same reading of the oil levelas the right
> hole would
> and what might be a length of dipstick?
I'm reasonably certain the answer is 'no', you cannot insert a dipstick
here. The lockout switch rides on the top of a shifter shaft, the shaft is
larger than the hole diameter and thus blocks it pretty effectively.
Randall
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