"jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in message
news:0P2dnYCKNfiKjkHbnZ2dnUVZ_qvinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t...
> automatic transmission fluid is stained red so you can tell leaks apart
> from engine oil leaks. that's a 2-second diagnosis and an oily finger.

Except that it's a 5 speed manual trans. I guess these days "5 speed" can
mean an auto or manual so I should have used different terminology.