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No, I believe he just added too much too fast. Probably thought the numbers on the Dip Stick stood for gallons... Honest mistake I guess. At least it wasn't 3 gallons too low!! (I'm just thankful that no permanent damage was done. No oil starvation, no hydraulic lock, & no blown rear seal.)

Update! Just wanted to update you guys on the oil leak issue. Turns out that the PO had overfilled the crankcase by at least 3 GALLONS (not counting what had already leaked out from varoius places...)! :doh: :confused: Oil level has been dropped to the correct level, & a leak at the base...

THANKS! [thumbzup] That's what I'm hoping will be the case with mine. I only drove it 20miles so I'm hoping that the clutch didn't get too much oil on it. The shop I took it to has already corrected the oil level, gets the rear axle seals in tomorrow morning (from Memphis Equip), and will...

No, I don't believe that is the case, as the PO said he added oil because it was low. He simply didn't know how much oil to add and he put in WAY too much! (he thought it was an 8 gallon capacity, & he didn't allow for the oil to drain down to the crankcase before rechecking the level.) The...

AH! That makes sense!! Thanks!! :smile: (I was trying to understand why there appeared to be 2 bell housing drains... NOW it makes sense!)

Yesterday I picked up a recently purchased M35A2 that I've purchased from a private party. The PO isn't very familiar with Deuces, and accidentally overfilled the crankcase with oil (it is approx 2.5" above the full mark (checked 5mins after running)). But based on what the PO told me it could...