[C320-list] Too much oil?

[Gene Helfman]

in the boat.  sorry to be imprecise.  Apparently Yanmar recommends at the
bottom of the dipstick, but our mechanic felt that starved the tranny when
the boat was moved in anything but vertical orientation, if I recall his
argument correctly. Regardless,1/4 inch up the stick.

gene

On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Jack McDonough <mcdonough5 at verizon.net>wrote:

> 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
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Gene Helfman, Professor Emeritus
>> Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia
>> PERMANENT address:
>>    498 Shoreland Dr., Lopez Is., WA 98261
>>    (360) 468-2136
>>    genehelfman at gmail.com
>>
>> "You noticed nobody gives a damn about beached minnows."
>>
>
>


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Gene Helfman, Professor Emeritus
Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia
PERMANENT address:
    498 Shoreland Dr., Lopez Is., WA 98261
    (360) 468-2136
    genehelfman at gmail.com

"You noticed nobody gives a damn about beached minnows."