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topping
up,
the following
procedure
should be adopted:-
With the
control
lever
in
neutral,
the engine should be allowed
to
run
for about
three minutes
before
the
fluid level
is checked.
This
should
be
done
while
the engine
is
still
running.
Fluid
should then
be added
until
the
level
reaches
the
mark
on
the dipstick, taking care
that
the
box
is not
overfull.
Every
zo,ooo miles,
the oil
should be
drained
from
the
gearbox
and
fluid
coupling.
The
drain
plug
on
the
fluid
coupling can-be reached
by remoyitg
the
lower
cover
of
the betl housing (3, Fig.
22),
and
turning
the
engine
by means
of
the starter
motor-until
the
ptug is at
the bottom
position.
The
gearbox
can be
drained
by
the
plug in
the
sump
shown
in 2,
Fig. 22.
After
draining,
both
plugs
should
be replaced.
Fig.
22.-GEARBOX,
UNDERNEATH VIEW.
t. Gearbox
sump.
2.
Drain
plug.
3. Lower bell-housing cover.
4.
Timing inspection
hole cover.
To
refill, first
add
14 pints
of
the recommended
fluid.
With the
lrand
brake
on, start
the
lngine
and let it run for
several minutes.
Then
add
5
or
6
more
pints
of
fluid.
Ailow the
engine to run
for a
short
while and
then check
the
level by
means
of
the dipstick.