[ROVERNET - UK] transmission leaks

[peter king]

I'll listen for that. I recall something like that last year with the BW35
in the MKIII. Haven't started the 3500 since finding the leak.

Thanks, Graham and all others who have responded!

Peter


on 2/11/05 4:51 PM, Graham Carter at carrests at tpg.com.au wrote:

> hi It is highly likely that the torque converter drained down during storage
> and the excess oil came out of the breather/overflow did the trans rattle on
> startup until the whole trans/converter filled
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "peter king" <peter at king-co.com>
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 12:37 AM
> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] transmission leaks
> 
> 
>> Hello all.
>> 
>> A question re: transmission leaks:
>> 
>> Last winter, my '67 MKIII dumped a couple of quarts of transmission
>> fluid while parked for the winter in the garage. In the spring, I
>> refilled it and drove it quite a bit with little or no fluid loss. It
>> has not lost any fluid yet this winter (sitting). This winter, my '70
>> 3500s has developed a leak while sitting, and is leaking fluid slowly
>> but steadily. I'm looking forward to warm weather to see if the leaking
>> stops.
>> 
>> Could this be caused by seals contracting in cold weather?  Is this
>> common? Does it suggest a need for replacing seals?
>> 
>> Thanks for your thoughts,
>> 
>> Peter
>> 
>> 
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