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TRIP 
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 Topic: How much transmission oil?Posted: July-29-2013 at 4:11pm |
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Don't remember and can't find anywhere how much oil goes in a Velvet Drive. Anyone?
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phatsat67
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Posted: July-29-2013 at 4:42pm |
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Seems like when I do my changes it only takes about a quart. I run more than needed because my boat has always sloshed the oil off the sump in a hard right hand power turn. Grab two quarts for your change and you will have left over for top offs.
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Posted: July-29-2013 at 5:43pm |
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Eric always said to measure what came out, then you know how much to put back in. If you're just topping off, put it in the water and check the dipstick until it's full .
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Posted: July-30-2013 at 1:08am |
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I just did mine. I thought it was 1.3 quarts. Check after hot and right after you shut it off.
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Posted: July-30-2013 at 10:09am |
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I've heard many times there is a lot of variance in the dip sticks.
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Posted: July-30-2013 at 10:10am |
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Do you have to check it in the water? If I wanted to check while on the trailer is this OK as long as the trailer is level?
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Posted: July-30-2013 at 12:31pm |
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Only thing I read about checking it was if the tranny was off the motor and the tranny was level then you needed to add less. Since its mounted at an angle with the motor the dipstick should be correct. I did not tighten the dipstick to check level. Only put it back in.
I can see why the above poster mentioned that the dipsticks have a lot of varience. When you turn the t to tighten or loosen the length of the dipstick changes. O, and don't be retarded for minute while checking it on the boat and stand on one side. I strattled the engine so the boat was level. |
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Posted: July-30-2013 at 12:44pm |
Somewhat correct Zach. If you look at a dispstick for the tranny, you'll see that they are threaded with a washer and a thick rubber stopper just below the T-Handle. If you're having a problem with them being too loose, just screw them in a little bit until the stopper is more snug. Then give the T-Handle another quarter turn after it's seated. That locks it in place and you can't remove it without unscrewing it a quarter turn again. Also makes it completely watertight so you don't have to worry about water in the fluid in case the bilge gets flooded. So yes, the dipstick is different lengths depending on the how much it gets screwed in to fit the tranny and the condition of the rubber stopper. I gotta believe it shouldn't change drastically though from one extreme to another. Jesus, HW and Quinner could have a field day with this response  |
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Posted: July-30-2013 at 1:59pm |
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Let the games begin.
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Posted: July-30-2013 at 2:46pm |
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What if the rubber stopper is not OEM?
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Posted: July-30-2013 at 9:41pm |
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Thanks folks!
Now to find a pump to get the old out. Seems impossible, tried locally and in the nearest bigger town but nothing. Any ideas how to make one? |
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Posted: July-30-2013 at 10:13pm |
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Turkey baster on a hose? No auto parts store has a manual fluid transfer pump?
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Posted: July-31-2013 at 3:08am |
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Well there's another 1 or 2 stores that I can try in the other town, but the looks they gave me in the stores where I asked don't give me much hope.
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Posted: July-31-2013 at 3:22am |
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Seen it mentioned that people have used the pump out of the shampoo or hand soap bottles with success.
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Posted: July-31-2013 at 12:39pm |
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:) Something along those lines is what I was thinking of. Let's see what I can find.
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Posted: July-31-2013 at 12:48pm |
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The transmission is a pump.
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Jesus was a bare-footer.............
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Posted: July-31-2013 at 2:32pm |
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Could use a hose and stick it from the tranny and down thru the drain plug hole in the boat and suck on it, old school. It doesn't taste that bad.
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Posted: July-31-2013 at 7:36pm |
This is very true. Eric has mentioned it several time that you can remove the supply hose to the cooler and use the trans itself to pump out most of the ATF. However, I'm not convinced on the idea. There's something that bothers me about running a trans with low ATF. A marine trans has very little in common with an automotive but, the ATF is still used as a lubricant in a marine. |
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