[C320-list] Too much oil?

[Jack McDonough]

OK, Gene. If you mean one-quarter of an inch of tranny oil in the boat (not 
the car), I believe mine is fine.

Thank you.

jack
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Helfman" <genehelfman at gmail.com>
To: <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Too much oil?


>I can't answer the first question with any authority (other than having
> been told many times that too much oil is bad), but I had the same issue
> with the transmission oil after a major tranny overhaul.  Having had car
> oil changes done by nincompoops who failed to refill the crankcase (or 
> left
> the drainplug out), I always check the oil afterwards.  I also found about
> a quarter inch on the dipstick so I called the guy who did the 
> transmission
> overhaul in a panic thinking it was too little and he said that was 
> exactly
> where it should be.
>
> gene
> Satori, #398
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Jack McDonough 
> <mcdonough5 at verizon.net>wrote:
>
>> Two questions:
>>
>> 1. I changed the oil last week and the level is now about 1/4 of an inch
>> above the top line of the dip stick. Not good to overfill, I know. I'm
>> thinking I can siphon enough off with the copper tube I use with my
>> extraction pump. (You know, like you can put your finger on the end of a
>> straw to draw water out of a glass?) But is 1/4" over the line critical?
>>
>> 2. The line at the bottom of the transmission dip stick is only about 
>> 1/4"
>> from the bottom of the stick. Is that where the fluid should be? I can
>> never remember that one -- and it's nearly impossible to see the level
>> anyway.
>>
>> Jack
>> #947
>>
>
>
>
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