"hypothetical" question

I've stored trannies this way and the gear oil always ends up on the outside. It might not be noticable over a short period of time, but over several years the oil all seems to get out.

I'd also be willing to believe that some tranny input seals are tight enough that this doesn't happen, but I can assure you that not all are.

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not true Tim...i spoke my suggestions because i know exactly what he is trying to do, even without his saying so....the suggestion of draining the oil and tranny is not practical...would you want to have to add oil and gear lube everytime you wanted to drive your bug?

..............I misunderstood the question. I thought that he just wanted to put it away in storage without getting it out for awhile.

Yeah, I worded the question vaguely to try to not give away 100% what I was up to. Draining the fluids would not be an option. This thread helped me out with some ideas. I have a couple of possibilities to try out now. Thanks for the input, y'all!

I still thought that the time it takes to drain the oils would be negligable compared to the frequency of use . I was guessing he wouldnt use it more than a couple of times a month or so. Whats 15 minutes once or twice a month ! ?

Rich

Tim Rogers wrote:

depends on the person i guess....i personally don't have alot of time to spare....whenit comes to the draining of the fluids, its not just time, its storage, ect..do you try to re-use or go broke? if so, storage becomes a problem too...not that it matters, shag will do what is best for him...he just needed food for thought...

On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 13:20:15 -0500, "Joey Tribiani" scribbled this interesting note:

He wouldn't have this problem if he hadn't bought that house in an area with a HOA!:~(

-- John Willis (Remove the Primes before e-mailing me)

I was going to leave that alone as to not remind him of his horror of living in that yuppy neighborhood. :-) David

heh heh I'm more worried about having this stuff outside from idiot neighborhood kids than from idiot neighborhood rules. And when the weather is nice I plan on using "it" 4-5 days a week at least. :-)

its a nice neighborhood, but does not *look* like a "hood" with an over the top HOA....seen several junk vehicles in the neighborhood...no wait, that was the jeep and Gary's wagon.... nevermind...

On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 20:34:57 -0500, "Joey Tribiani" scribbled this interesting note:

With friends like these....

-- John Willis (Remove the Primes before e-mailing me)

And Even add a door that goes into a wall, or maybe to an outside , with no steps, stairs, or balcony..................

Remove "YOURPANTIES" to reply

MUADIB®

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Jan? Were you drunk when you wrote this or was the European spelling of "the" changed while I was gone?

K.

What teh hell are you talkin' about?

Ohh poop.

I really have to do something about that.

Jan

He's been doing that for years darling..

J.

Drinking you mean? :D

Jan