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 > > >