[Spridgets] Oil Capacity Rib Cage Gear Box

[Kitterer Bob]

Putting in the factory amount fills the trany to the bottom of the fill hole - -  so why measure 

Bob  and Dolores

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise) - in storage
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes - now in the garage

On Apr 29, 2012, at 2:22 PM, corvallis at peoplepc.com wrote:

> I fill to the bottom of the fill hole, with car sitting level.
> (if it's running out ...no more will go in) ...bill in corvallis
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> [mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Kirk Hargreaves
> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 1:42 PM
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> Subject: [Spridgets] Oil Capacity Rib Cage Gear Box
> 
> The book (Haynes) says that the rib case takes 2.7 US pints.  What does
> this equate to in terms of quarts? 1 quart plus a little more than a half a
> quart?
> 
> And when at the proper level . . with the car on a level surface . . does
> this mean that the oil in the rib cage should sit at the height of the fill
> hole?
> 
> (I am using 30wt engine oil)
> 
> 
> Thanks.. .
> 
> Kirk
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