[Spridgets] Oil Capacity Rib Cage Gear Box

[Derf]

Because if it is empty you can fill from the top if you know how much to put
in.

Fred Routt
Senior Technician District 4
Strong Technical Services


On Apr 29, 2012, at 8:35 PM, Kitterer Bob <bkitterer at me.com> wrote:

> Putting in the factory amount fills the trany to the bottom of the fill hole
- -  so why measure
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> Bob  and Dolores
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> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise) - in storage
> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes - now in the
garage
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> 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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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net
>> [mailto:spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Kirk Hargreaves
>> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 1:42 PM
>> To: Spridgets
>> 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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