[TR] TR3A A-Type Overdrive Oil Change

[Dave1massey at cs.com]

In a message dated 3/28/2010 7:38:10 AM Central Daylight Time, 
terryrs at comcast.net writes: 
> Broke down yesterday and used a hole-sawB to drill a hole in the tranny 
> cover
> over the dipstick.B  Managed not to cut into the cover switches or wires.B 
> 
> Will put a rubber plug in, and now I can check and add with ease!B  Good 
> thing
> too.B  The oil level wasn't reading at all.B  Valvoline 20/50 racing oil
> poured in through a small funnel took 5 minutes instead of half an hour.B  
> Why
> didn't I do that years ago?
> 

Actually, the factory thought of it half a century ago.  If your TR has a 
dip stick you have a transmission form an earlier car.  Or a cover from a 
later car.  That feature was eliminated along with the factory provided access 
hole at some point in production, not doubt to save a few pennies.  My 57 
has both.   

My 65 MGB (from my college days) had one, too.

Good move.

Dave