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Re: [TR] TR3 gearbox oil leak

To: Andrew Uprichard <auprichard@uprichard.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 gearbox oil leak
From: Alexander Delis <ols@bcdef.net>
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 19:53:04 -0500
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I had the same thing happen after a tranny rebuild in my TR3

We got some dye at NAPA that can be seen using a blacklight

We filled the tranny, put the dye in and cleaned it well

Ran it for a couple hundred miles and easily found the leak(s)- several =
leaks

Pulled the tranny, brought it back to the shop that rebuilt it and the =
fixed it while I waited

Been fine now for a couple of years

Alex


> On Nov 30, 2015, at 6:24 pm, Andrew Uprichard =
<auprichard@uprichard.net> wrote:
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> What do you all think about a car (fortunately not mine) with a =
supposedly rebuilt overdrive gearbox but which is leaking a cup and a =
half of oil every 200 miles?
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> The owner insists it is the gearbox and not the engine, although the =
leak is hard to pinpoint.
> =20
> I must confess my ignorance of gearboxes as I usually send them out to =
be rebuilt by a guy I really trust.
> =20
> So my question is, is there any type of gearbox leak which is amenable =
to a fix other than pulling the gearbox out ?
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> Andrew Uprichard
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html =
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class=3D"">I had the same thing happen after a tranny rebuild in my =
TR3<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">We got some dye =
at NAPA that can be seen using a blacklight</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">We filled the tranny, put the dye in =
and cleaned it well</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Ran it for a couple hundred miles and easily found the =
leak(s)- several leaks</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Pulled the tranny, brought it back to the shop that rebuilt =
it and the fixed it while I waited</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Been fine now for a couple of =
years</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Alex</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><div><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Nov 30, 2015, at 6:24 pm, =
Andrew Uprichard &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:auprichard@uprichard.net"; =
class=3D"">auprichard@uprichard.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
class=3D"WordSection1" style=3D"page: WordSection1; font-family: =
Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; =
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: =
start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">What do you all think about a car =
(fortunately not mine) with a supposedly rebuilt overdrive gearbox but =
which is leaking a cup and a half of oil every 200 miles?<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">The owner =
insists it is the gearbox and not the engine, although the leak is hard =
to pinpoint.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in =
0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" =
class=3D""><o:p class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in =
0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" =
class=3D"">I must confess my ignorance of gearboxes as I usually send =
them out to be rebuilt by a guy I really trust.<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">So my =
question is, is there any type of gearbox leak which is amenable to a =
fix other than pulling the gearbox out ?<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div =
style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
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