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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks to everyone who responded to my request for the least painless way to check/top off my transmission fluid.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I am probably going to go with inserting a rubber floor pan plug into the side of my transmission cover.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks again!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dave Connitt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='color:windowtext'> Triumphs <triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cliff Hansen<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 30, 2018 4:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> John Macartney <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; ptegler@verizon.net; 'Don Hiscock' <don.hiscock@gmail.com>; 'Randall' <tr3driver@ca.rr.com><br><b>Cc:</b> triumphs@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] Looking for suggestions on tools to use to top off Triumph transmissions<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Just me, but I won’t be making this mod because I don’t trust myself to not spill gear oil on the carpets. You can’t clean that stink out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-GB style='color:windowtext'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></span></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-GB> Triumphs <<a href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net">triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> on behalf of John Macartney <<a href="mailto:john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk">john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 30, 2018 6:21:15 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ptegler@verizon.net">ptegler@verizon.net</a>; 'Don Hiscock'; 'Randall'<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] Looking for suggestions on tools to use to top off Triumph transmissions</span><span lang=EN-GB style='color:windowtext'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:windowtext'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:windowtext'>And if my memory serves me correctly (which these days it often doesn’t!) access to that plug and refilling the gearbox was an absolute s*d</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>😊</span><span lang=EN-GB style='color:windowtext'> That said, my ’59 Frogeye and ’65 Midget didn’t have dipsticks. Yer just poked in yer finger to check if it went into any oil.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:windowtext'>Jonmac<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='color:windowtext'> Triumphs <<a href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net">triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Tegler<br><b>Sent:</b> 30 August 2018 04:46<br><b>To:</b> Don Hiscock <<a href="mailto:don.hiscock@gmail.com">don.hiscock@gmail.com</a>>; Randall <<a href="mailto:tr3driver@ca.rr.com">tr3driver@ca.rr.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] Looking for suggestions on tools to use to top off Triumph transmissions<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-GB>take a look at (forgive me) the MG Midget cover plug for the tranny dipstck<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-GB>big round plug, VERY easy to install in a hole...sits behind the radio over the tunnel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-GB>ptegler<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>On 8/29/2018 12:45 PM, Don Hiscock wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>The Le Mans TR3S and TRS cars did this into the 1960s, long after it had stopped in production. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>We almost did the dipstick top cover mod when we upgraded my TR3B to OD. Can’t remember now why we didn’t....<br><br>On Tuesday, August 28, 2018, Randall <<a href="mailto:tr3driver@ca.rr.com">tr3driver@ca.rr.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>FWIW, TR2 through early 3A had a dipstick for the gearbox. When I converted to a TR6 box, I used the early top cover casting, so I could keep the dipstick.<br><br>The dipstick hole is roughly 1" diameter, so with care you can pour directly into it. Lots less hassle than carrying a funnel and trying to keep it clean.<br><br>Of course, my car has the hole to access it, but it wouldn't be hard to add to a later car. And the usual suspects sell a big rubber plug to fit it.<br><br>-- Randall<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 28 August 2018 18:24:25 GMT-04:00, Dave Connitt <<a href="mailto:dconnitt@fuse.net" target="_blank">dconnitt@fuse.net</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:windowtext'>Hi All,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:windowtext'>I hope you have had a great 2018 driving season so far. I was lucky enough to travel from Cincinnati, Ohio to the 2018 Kas Kastner race in Beaver, Pa. myself which all totaled was about a 700 mile round trip. I had a great time and the car was problem free. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:windowtext'> My question to the group is what types of tools to you use to top off your transmission. Especially on the road? They all leak a bit and mine is no different. What I am kind of concerned about is traveling on longer trips and doing normal maintenance like checking the fluid level in the transmission. I don’t have a access opening in my transmission tunnel right now but I plan to address that issue and that kind of gets me to my second question. But first, at the moment, to add transmission oil, I have to lift the entire car up on jack stands, wait for the oil to center itself, then unscrew the fill plug with a open end wrench. Not a solution for on the road… So, I was thinking about cutting a hole big enough for a socket (6-point) or whatever will work on a ½” pipe plug, then use a 1 qt. oil can with a pump to top off the transmission. I can fabricate a metal cover to plug the hole.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:windowtext'>What have you guys done?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:windowtext'>Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:windowtext'>Dave Connitt</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:windowtext'>’67 TR4A IRS</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:windowtext'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-GB><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-GB>** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-GB>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-GB>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-GB>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums">http://www.team.net/forums</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-GB>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ptegler@verizon.net">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ptegler@verizon.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><pre><span lang=EN-GB>-- <o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-GB>Paul Tegler<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre><span lang=EN-GB><a href="mailto:ptegler@verizon.net">ptegler@verizon.net</a> <a href="http://www.teglerizer.com">www.teglerizer.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre><div id=DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellpadding=0 style='border:none;border-top:solid #D3D4DE 1.0pt'><tr><td width=55 style='width:41.25pt;border:none;padding:9.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=46 height=29 style='width:.4791in;height:.302in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=470 style='width:352.5pt;border:none;padding:9.0pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#41424E'>Virus-free. <a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><span style='color:#4453EA'>www.avast.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>