<div dir="ltr"><div>My original BN1 1954 Service Manual has an "ERRATUM ' sticker on the inside cover stating :-</div><div><br></div><div> Gearbox/overdrive Oil Capacity </div><div><br></div><div> The combined capacity of the Gearbox and overdrive is</div><div> 5 1/2 Imp. pints (dry) and not 4 1/2 Imp pints as stated </div><div> After draining, 1/4 pint of oil will remain in the overdrive</div><div> hydraulic system, therefore ,only 5 1/2 pints will be required</div><div> for refilling. </div><div> </div><div> Pubs. 996B and 997A December 1954</div><div><br></div><div>So when filling from rebuild add the extra 1/4 pint .... 5 3/4 pints</div><div><br></div><div>Later editions may have carried the correction and side and top shift gearboxes may vary</div><div><br></div><div>Keith Taylor</div><div>southern Highlands OZ</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 25 May 2015 at 07:54, Patrick & Caroline Quinn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:p_cquinn@tpg.com.au" target="_blank">p_cquinn@tpg.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div lang="EN-AU" vlink="purple" link="blue" bgcolor="white"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:10pt">Greetings<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:10pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:10pt">Well that’s interesting as I will be buying the oil for the BN3’s gearbox this week. It is a 100S gearbox with a 22% OD that has been completely rebuilt and apart from the oil used in the assembly it’s completely empty.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:10pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:10pt">My 1968 BMC Workshop Manual (AKD 1179H) that I bought new in September 1974 for $7.00 states that the oil capacity for a side-shift gearbox fitted with an OD is 6 ¼ imp pints, 7.5 US pints and 3.55 litres. I states the same for a centre-shift box as well. So I will be buying a 4 litre container and store what’s left over for the inevitable leaks.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:10pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:10pt">Talking about leaks I was watching a Jay Leno video of his Daimler SP250 over the weekend and he made mention that all things over 50 or 60 years of age are bound to leak.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:10pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:10pt">Hoo Roo<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:10pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:10pt">Patrick Quinn<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:10pt">Blue Mountains<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:10pt">Australia<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:10pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;border-color:rgb(181,196,223) currentColor currentColor;padding:3pt 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:windowtext;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> Healeys [mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, 25 May 2015 12:14 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Gearbox oil volume<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">Offhand, I'd believe the workshop manual first. If you're doing a drain-and-fill, you don't know for sure how much residual oil is left so you have to go by the dipstick anyway.<br><br>Bob<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 5/24/2015 6:32 AM, Simon Lachlan wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><p class="MsoNormal">Hi,<u></u><u></u></p><p><u></u><span>1)<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal"> </span></span><u></u>My car’s Driver’s Handbook page 7, (AKD 3915A) tells me that:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">my MkII BT7’s gearbox takes 5.75 imp pts (6.90 US pts) <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">its overdrive takes 1.33 imp pts (1.75 US pts)<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p><u></u><span>2)<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal"> </span></span><u></u>My BMC Workshop Manual (AKD 1179D) tells me that:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">gearbox 4.0 imp pts (4.80 US pts)<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Total gearbox, overdrive fitted, 5.25 imp pts (6.30 US pts)<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p><u></u><span>3)<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal"> </span></span><u></u>My Haynes manual goes for:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Standard box:- 5 imp pts<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">With overdrive:- 6.25 pts <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p><u></u><span>4)<span style="font:7pt/normal "Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal"> </span></span><u></u>My Autopress manual (Kenneth Ball) goes for:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Standard box:- 5 imp pts<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">With overdrive:- 6.25 pts<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">ie only Haynes and Autopress agree.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I’ve had this Healey for +/- 20 years and I’ve never noticed these discrepancies! I seem to have survived by using the dip stick, but I’d bet that I’ve overfilled more than once.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Any ideas? I don’t recall this coming up before.....<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Simon<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">(And I didn’t mention Redline once!)<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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