Nige
Senior Member
I'd be interested to know what is in the hole where the tee is supposed to screw into the case of the machine - arrowed. If that is open like the end of the hose then major amounts of dirt have been getting into the transmission via the back end of the machine as well as what has been getting into the converter via the open end of the hose.
From the looks of the photos that machine needs a good pressure washing in the area of the Hell Hole before the floor goes back in. I can see at least one oil leak, there may be more under all the dirt. After all the effort to remove the seat and raise the floorplate IMHO it would be time well spent to get things cleaned up under there and fix any leaks that are visible before putting the floor back. But BEFORE hitting it with the pressure washer all the open holes, such as the hose for the missing transmission breather, ought to be closed up or fixed. You don't want to be washing dirt into the machine systems.
From the looks of the photos that machine needs a good pressure washing in the area of the Hell Hole before the floor goes back in. I can see at least one oil leak, there may be more under all the dirt. After all the effort to remove the seat and raise the floorplate IMHO it would be time well spent to get things cleaned up under there and fix any leaks that are visible before putting the floor back. But BEFORE hitting it with the pressure washer all the open holes, such as the hose for the missing transmission breather, ought to be closed up or fixed. You don't want to be washing dirt into the machine systems.
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