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Bihari, James
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<table>Okay, so nobody thinks a $50K car with atransmission with irreplaceable parts should be used as a
lawn mower.Buthere is a serioustransmission questionfor Dave or anyone else. Where can the
land transmission loseover a quart of fluid in 100 miles of 55 mph driving? It's not migrating into
the water transmission.The lost fluidseems to be staying inside the bilge and the top of the transmission
case is very oily on the outside, including by the small breather hole with the little spring loaded cover.
(It apparentlyis the older style transmission case with the small breather hole for the land transmission,
not the larger removeable cap like the newer transmission cases have.) Can a certain condition be forcing
fluid out of the breather?
Back in July, I did have the front cover off of the transmission (while it was left in the car) to replace
some propeller bearings in the water transmission parts, but I only took apart water transmission parts, not any land transmission parts.At the time, I let transmission fluid get all over the bilge when the cover came off so I always thought the oily bilge I kept getting was from that old oil washing around. After the first (100 mile) trip from my Dad's to my houseafter replacing the bearings I checked the fluid in both parts of the transmission, both levels were fine, not low(assuming you fill each part up to the level of the upper plug and if asmall amount of fluid trickles out when youremove that plug later on, the level is fine.) Drove to Celina and back (200 mile round trip) then another 150 miles or so, then checked the fluid and it needed like a quart and a half in the land part, while the water transmission was fine. Put new fluid in Wednesday night, drove 100 miles and it's down a quart or so again. I don't think I messed up the new gasket or either surface of the front cover or the transmission when I took it off or put it on. Where could the fluid be escaping? My Dad said to jack up the rear wheels and put it in gear and see where fluid comes out but I don't know that I'd see it. Any ideas?
Thank for any advice!
Jim Bihari (toll free 866-487-7211)
P.S. We had put new 2-17-12 oil seals in last year when I bought it, but I don't think it's leaking there, since it is so oily *inside* the bilge area.
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lawn mower.Buthere is a serioustransmission questionfor Dave or anyone else. Where can the
land transmission loseover a quart of fluid in 100 miles of 55 mph driving? It's not migrating into
the water transmission.The lost fluidseems to be staying inside the bilge and the top of the transmission
case is very oily on the outside, including by the small breather hole with the little spring loaded cover.
(It apparentlyis the older style transmission case with the small breather hole for the land transmission,
not the larger removeable cap like the newer transmission cases have.) Can a certain condition be forcing
fluid out of the breather?
Back in July, I did have the front cover off of the transmission (while it was left in the car) to replace
some propeller bearings in the water transmission parts, but I only took apart water transmission parts, not any land transmission parts.At the time, I let transmission fluid get all over the bilge when the cover came off so I always thought the oily bilge I kept getting was from that old oil washing around. After the first (100 mile) trip from my Dad's to my houseafter replacing the bearings I checked the fluid in both parts of the transmission, both levels were fine, not low(assuming you fill each part up to the level of the upper plug and if asmall amount of fluid trickles out when youremove that plug later on, the level is fine.) Drove to Celina and back (200 mile round trip) then another 150 miles or so, then checked the fluid and it needed like a quart and a half in the land part, while the water transmission was fine. Put new fluid in Wednesday night, drove 100 miles and it's down a quart or so again. I don't think I messed up the new gasket or either surface of the front cover or the transmission when I took it off or put it on. Where could the fluid be escaping? My Dad said to jack up the rear wheels and put it in gear and see where fluid comes out but I don't know that I'd see it. Any ideas?
Thank for any advice!
Jim Bihari (toll free 866-487-7211)
P.S. We had put new 2-17-12 oil seals in last year when I bought it, but I don't think it's leaking there, since it is so oily *inside* the bilge area.
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