Acollin
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1966 series v -mostly stock non overdrive gearbox.
Hello all
Some of you know that I will be pulling my non overdrive gearbox in the coming weeks to fix an annoying leak and was wondering how bad you folks think my leaking gearbox really is.
It is an embarrassment for me to drive to a friends house and leave the small puddle on his asphalt so the fix will be happening, but I would like your thoughts on my current condition.
Yesterday, I topped up the gearbox and took the car for a 15 mile drive. Some local roads and a few highway miles. I was leaving a noticeable trail of drips when I pulled into my shop but —- drips not a steady uninterrupted line of gear oil. When I looked under the car, I was dripping from the bell housing as I expected. It soon stopped. Today, I checked the gear oil level and was surprised by how little oil I used to top up again. I do not know exactly how much I added — maybe 2 ounces. It was such a little amount, I checked the sump, to see if I had been wrong all along and it was my engine main seal was the problem.
This is not a huge problem for me as checking fluids are a regular part of what I do with my cars as I stated earlier it is an annoyance more than a mechanical problem.
I would like to know more about leaking gearboxes! How bad can the front seal leak be.? —— any anecdotal stories of leaking gear boxes that would shame me as too finicky? Will I be name a superfund site?
Thanks all for listening
Andrew
Sandy, Oregon
Hello all
Some of you know that I will be pulling my non overdrive gearbox in the coming weeks to fix an annoying leak and was wondering how bad you folks think my leaking gearbox really is.
It is an embarrassment for me to drive to a friends house and leave the small puddle on his asphalt so the fix will be happening, but I would like your thoughts on my current condition.
Yesterday, I topped up the gearbox and took the car for a 15 mile drive. Some local roads and a few highway miles. I was leaving a noticeable trail of drips when I pulled into my shop but —- drips not a steady uninterrupted line of gear oil. When I looked under the car, I was dripping from the bell housing as I expected. It soon stopped. Today, I checked the gear oil level and was surprised by how little oil I used to top up again. I do not know exactly how much I added — maybe 2 ounces. It was such a little amount, I checked the sump, to see if I had been wrong all along and it was my engine main seal was the problem.
This is not a huge problem for me as checking fluids are a regular part of what I do with my cars as I stated earlier it is an annoyance more than a mechanical problem.
I would like to know more about leaking gearboxes! How bad can the front seal leak be.? —— any anecdotal stories of leaking gear boxes that would shame me as too finicky? Will I be name a superfund site?
Thanks all for listening
Andrew
Sandy, Oregon
