They do not leak the excess, you can overfill. Go by the lowest solid mark.
Sometimes you have to check it a few times to get a good reading. Also if
you let it sit for awhile after filling, it will give you a better reading
on the stick.
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "D. Dardalis" <dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 9:01 PM
Subject: IML: Checking my Dextron III? (68 Lebaron)
> I replaced my hoses tonight, while trying to stay dry. They were quite
> pricey at $2.+/foot. Is this normal for transmission fluid hose?
>
> Anyway, the car seems to run just fine now. No slippage. The lockup
> converter works just fine. However, when I was trying to check the fluid,
> (after a 1.5-2 mile trip, hope the fluid was warm enough) I was
> confused. The upper side of the dipstick showed a bit below the add a
pint
> line. The other side of the stick though had a trace of fluid about 1.5
> inches higher. This line was not quite as well defined. Did this 2-3
> times, the same (wiping the stick every time). I do not want to
> overfill. Any suggestions how to do this right? I recall people saying,
> that you can't overfill these transmissions, because they tend to leak the
> excess off. Is this right?
>
> Thanx
>
> D^2
>
>
>
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