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Subject:Re: Tranny oil - success
From:Michael Townsend
Date:Wed, 25 Jul 2001 16:09:20 -0400

I thought it was 3 3/4 quarts.  So if he put in 4 quarts minus the 1/5th he
spilled on the ground, he is really close!

My seals leak so bad it doesn't matter that the top vent is plugged up.  I
also have Redline MT-90 and love it.

Michael

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> From: Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Tranny oil - success
> Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 2:44 PM
>
> wow! Wait. Stop! You probably put in too much oil!  Really.  The max oil
> is NOT when it flows out but like 1/2" below the plug hole (check that
> figure!) I put in too much once and had to replace the tranny seals 6
> months later!
>
> Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
> Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
> University of Idaho
> www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356