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Re: Oil for Overdrive Transmission

To: DON SCOTT <rowdon@sonoma-county.org>
Subject: Re: Oil for Overdrive Transmission
From: Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 19:14:11 -0500
    I'll be darned.  Once you think you've heard 'em all.......  ;^)

     CR

DON SCOTT wrote:
> My father used to work for an air compressor company back in the 1940s.  
> He always told me that there was a distinction between "Western" oil and 
> "Eastern" oil (California vs. Pennsylvania?).  The oil that they used 
> for compressors was Western oil- not as capable of withstanding very 
> high temperatures, but slipprier, so better for light applications like 
> air compressors.  I used to seek out 30 wt Western oil back in the '60s 
> and '70s for my MG transmissions.  It was cheaper too.
> 
> 
>  >>> Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com> 7/26/2004 3:37:49 PM >>>
>     He's full of beans.  I've been running Castrol GTX 20W-50 oil in
> both my MGB engines and OD trannies for over 15 years, no problems.  I
> do not understand why people want to ignore the owner's manual which
> clearly states that you should run the same dino oil in the tranny as
> you use in the engine.
> 
>    Cheers,
> 
>     CR
> 
> Don Malling wrote:
>  > According to John Esposito www.quantumechanics.com, 
> <http://www.quantumechanics.com,> only 30W
>  > non-detergent motor oil should be used in an OD transmission. John said
>  > that deteregent motor oil will foam in the transmission and will not
>  > work well with the OD. I can't remember the details of why the foaming
>  > was not good for the OD.
>  >
>  > Don Malling





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