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The specs in this 1942 Owner's Manual should pertain to your year.
See if those specs match the specs in this Shop Manual.
Here are capacities/amounts at the beginning of that chapter in the Shop Manual

Underfill it a little when the gear oil is cold.
Then, check the height of the gear oil after a long enough ride to heat up the gear oil.
Then, top-up the oil to fill to the height described in manuals.

Leaks are common
- put a disposable diaper on the floor in appropriate locations; AND,
- check the fluid/oil levels with a regularity appropriate to the drippage rate.

The common old saying "if it ain't leaking, it ain't got no oil in it" was (and often is now) no joke.