"Quote:
'Something like a MGB with no oil?'
Such an event would be expected to manifest a number of temp and pressure warnings in the cockpit, and a precautionary landing long before it all goes into bits."
That answer might be slightly misleading to a casual reader. Many transmission temperature indications are actually transmission oil temperature- no oil, no flow past the temp bulb, no meaningful XMSN temp reading. Probably no chip lights, either.
Absent a transmission oil pressure GAUGE, a transmission pressure caution segment/light and a crosscheck of XMSN temp/chips for secondary indications could lead one to serious error.
Last edited by Devil 49; 4th Dec 2013 at 18:59.
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