[Mgs] Filling gearbox on an MGB

[Andrew B. Lundgren]

  I'm with Jay on this one.  That is how I did my '70 B.

On 07/23/2010 01:55 PM, atweditor at aol.com wrote:
>   Ed,
>
> Congrats on getting the OD fixed. That's huge!
>
> Methinks you're going about the oil filling the wrong way. I've got a '72, but
> it is just like my old '68 in this regard. The oil filler can be accessed from
> inside of the car. There's a hole on top of the transmission tunnel behind the
> radio area, under the dash, reachable from the passenger side of the car. It's
> not an easy fit for normal hands, but it is doable. You have to pull the
> carpet out of the way, find the hole, which should be covered by a damn hard
> rubber plug. Pull that out, and you'll find the loopy end of the dipstick.
> Pull that out. Now here's where an oil pump comes in handy. You can try a
> funnel and a hose, but if you slip you end up with a lot of oil inside your
> cockpit. I got a fairly cheap pump from a standard automotive store that works
> fine, but slow. Make sure, however, that the hose is going into the dipstick
> hole and doesn't slip off the side of the tranny or you'll do a great job of
> oiling the floor of your garage or driveway.
>
> Jay Donoghue
> 72 MGB-GT
> 66 Mustang