[Mgs] Filling gearbox on an MGB

[Peter Caldwell]

There are bottle pumps available. The most expensive are from marine 
supply places for lower units. Less expensive are from farm supply 
places. West Marine online should show something.
             Peter C
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At 01:21 PM 7/23/2010, Ed Woods wrote:
>List,
>
>I've just had the unpleasant experience of filling the o/d gearbox 
>on my '72 MGB with an old Sears oil gun. A good deal of the oil was 
>on me and the floor. Even less fun when you're trying to do it with 
>the car on jackstands and ramps. 3 quarts also necessitated 6 trips 
>from under the car for (messy) refills.
>
>Does anyone have a better method short of buying a lift or taking it 
>to someone else? A pump of some kind perhaps?
>
>The only good news is that the addition of a non return valve spring 
>has fixed the overdrive! Guess the guy who sold it to me on Ebay 
>left that small piece out!
>
>Ed Woods _______________________________________________