I'll second Pauls idea here. I've gone through 3 of these pumps and they
work pretty well for the evening mechanic on a tight budget. They work well
for the side fill tranys also and the rear axle after putting the car on
stands of course. Its a little tight at times but you can cut or even add
longer hoses if necessary.
After trying a wide range of squirt detergent bottles, funnels and hoses
this pump gives you a little more control over where and how fast the fluids
flow. These tight areas makes me wonder how long these cars used to go
with out their trany oil changed.
Good Luck, Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: Ptegler <ptegler@gouldfo.com>
To: Trish Finn <paf@vniles.com>; MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 7:20 AM
Subject: Re: Gearbox Questions
> both of my GBT's have/had the dipstick on top.
> I use what looks like (similar diameter) a 10"
> long bicycle pump that has 1/2" I.D. hoses on it
> to pump the oil in. The 'out' tube is cut to roughly
> 8" long so the pump ends up sitting just about where
> your forearm would be while trying to remove the dipstick.
> The intake hose is roughly 1.5' long to simply stick
> down into the oil bottle (Castrol 20-50).
> Never a drop anywhere its not suppose to go.
>
> I found the pump in the oil section of a local Pep Boys
> auto parts store.
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