Marcos Maniacs

Hi Michael,

I've had a minor transmission leak myself for the last few years, even
though I've twice removed the unit and replaced all the seals on the gearbox
and overdrive. I can understand your frustration because the cause is often
very difficult to pin down. It was suggested I use a special dye added to
the oil to pinpoint the exact leak point. I was going to do it before I had
my overdrive bearings replaced last year but I forgot to put it in. However,
I was so convinced the shop I used would finally resolve the problem, I
wasn't concerned. Silly me. Even though I told them about my problem and
they took extra care during the rebuild, the leak didn't go away. I've been
warned off using any of those stop leak products because they supposedly
soften the oil seals and cause them to wear prematurely but at this point
I'm prepared to try anything to stop leaving drops of oil every time I park,
even if I have to replace the seals every few years. Rather that than
wrecking a gearbox and overdrive through lack of oil. However, I'm going to
try the tracer dye first. Mind you, I don't think my leak is as bad as yours
and the one positive result is I have no rust anywhere under the rear half
of the car.

Good hunting,

Paul Dransfield
3 litre Volvo

-----Original Message-----
From: aoi19642003 [mailto:aoi19642003@...]
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 9:17 AM
To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MarcosManiacs] Transmission HELP!!!!


I wonder if anyone has experienced this problem. I have a 1970 Marcos
and I have a never-ending transmission leak. Initially, I brought it 
to a transmission shop and they did a complete reseal. I parked it in 
my garage, and a few weeks later I went to use it and there was a 
huge puddle of transmission oil on my floor. I brought it back to the 
transmissiom shop and they said it was the transmission oil pan 
gasket, they replaced it and I parked it in my garage and the same 
problem occured.
Since then I had the car at 2 other shops, and they both found the 
same problem and tried to correct it to no avail(they used all types 
of gasket materials). The last shop even replaced the transmission 
oil pan and it still is leaking. 

Note: It always seems to leak after the vehicle has been sitting for 
a while.

Any help will greatly be appreciated.

Thank you.
Michael



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