Good day folks! First post here after reading what I could from different topics. Will be adding more to this post and answer any questions people have but my first question will be I see what looks to be an oil plug and top and bottom. There is nothing in the bottom hole though. How should I be lubricating this? Not sure if I should be an oil bath and missing the plug or adding oil from the top before usage? Looking at the casting i'm not sure if It was designed for a gasket due to a raised bump at the bottom to seal things up so I'm doubting its an oil bath. I could make a cork gasket if it should have one though. Leaning towards coating things in ATF fluid and drip add as needed or the other idea of lithium grease and leave it.
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Good day folks! First post here after reading what I could from different topics. Will be adding more to this post and answer any questions people have but my first question will be I see what looks to be an oil plug and top and bottom. There is nothing in the bottom hole though. How should I be lubricating this? Not sure if I should be an oil bath and missing the plug or adding oil from the top before usage? Looking at the casting i'm not sure if It was designed for a gasket due to a raised bump at the bottom to seal things up so I'm doubting its an oil bath. I could make a cork gasket if it should have one though. Leaning towards coating things in ATF fluid and drip add as needed or the other idea of lithium grease and leave it.