At 12:54 PM 7/20/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>A question,
>
>I have a 79 MGB with an oil leak that seems to be coming from the
>gearbox. It is not from the engine because that level doesn't go down.
>
>My question is on how to tell when the gearbox oil level is correct.
>When I changed the oil in the gearbox a month or so ago I just added the
>3 quarts of oil recommended in the owners manual. The oil didn't run out
>the filling hole as it would on the differential.
>
>Is filling the gearbox until the oil runs out of the filler the right way
>to gauge the level?
That is what I understood and what I did this Spring to my '76B.
Bill
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