Who put the bloody gearbox dip stick where it is!

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From what I can tell on my 79' B there's a little plug in the tunnel BEHIND the radio and UNDER the dashboard.... And under that apparently there's a tiny little dip stick... Which is also the gear box refill...
But while working this out I discovered that the OD switch was broken, not the oil level.

So... Yeah. Who thought that was a good idea!?

In the end I gave up trying to access the stick, though apparently I might not actually have a dip stick, just a blank and a refill plug on the side?

[mgtony]

No dipstick for the gearbox on a 79. Accessed from underneath on the drivers side, 3/4 inch nut.
If you need to fill or top up, run a piece of hose down through the engine bay, easier doing it from the top.

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mgtony said:

No dipstick for the gearbox on a 79. Accessed from underneath on the drivers side, 3/4 inch nut.
If you need to fill or top up, run a piece of hose down through the engine bay, easier doing it from the top.

Internet research revealed as much to me... Which is a pity, I quite like the idea of being able to check the level without just shoving more in until it comes out the side... and I've got a oil pump thingy for topping up the gear box on my old car so that shouldn't be an issue... Getting under the car is right now though..

[niva441]

I've just put a hole (and grommet) in the side of the transmission tunnel of my 78. As I got fed up with groveling around under the car trying to level check and fill it.

[na]

if the car is new to you I'd suggest, along with loads of other stuff, changing the gearbox oil as this is very rarely done and can possibly improve things a loton gear and OD changes

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In other news I fixed the OD (faulty swtich)