Best to use engine oil! Though there is some debate as to whether engine
oil is best for the Moss Box (I use it), the Laycock-de-Normanville
overdrive DEMANDS it and the overdrive unit shares its oil supply with the
gearbox.
One of the biggest problems with the overdrive units on the 250 GTE Ferrari
is that the gearbox likes heavy gear oil. The overdrive soon gums up and
will not shift right until it is dissassembled and cleaned.
Our 1959 DHC, which we bought new, was always noisey in first gear (as is
every other Plus 4 I have driven) and second gear synchro is almost
non-existant. These facts were mentioned in contemporary road tests.
Good luck.
Gerry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wms [SMTP:wms@vaxxine.com]
> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 1999 3:44 PM
> To: Armando Picciotto; 'William Zehring'
> Cc: 'morgans@autox.team.net'
> Subject: Re: moss box
>
> Morganeers
> This has been a question I have had with my car .I also have some
> noise . I however have the added concern with the Over drive that I have
> installed in my Morgan . These parts came from a Jag , Moss box .All the
> books I have read say us engine oil . Is there a better lubricant that I
> can use or am I compelled to follow the book in this case? Your thoughts
> appreciated .
>
>
>
> Glenn Nigh # 5112 wms@vaxxine.com
>
> ----------
> > From: Armando Picciotto <apicciotto@nvusd.k12.ca.us>
> > To: 'William Zehring' <zehrinwa@UMDNJ.EDU>
> > Cc: 'morgans@autox.team.net'
> > Subject: RE: moss box
> > Date: April 22, 1999 2:54 PM
> >
> > Will,
> > When I first got my +4 some years back, I had the same problem shifting
> into
> > second from first. A change to Red Line MTL solved it. The Moss box
> (at
> > least mine) is very particular about the oil you use. You will, of
> course,
> > still have to double clutch from third to second. I don't get the whine
> in
> > first.
> >
> > Armando Picciotto
> > '63 +4
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: William Zehring [mailto:zehrinwa@UMDNJ.EDU]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 12:17 PM
> > To: morgans@autox.team.net
> > Subject: moss box
> >
> >
> > Dear all:
> >
> > I had the opportunity to go for a spin in a moss box-equipped car
> yesterday
> > (no, not a +4, in this case it was a '64 e-type) and have a few
> questions...
> >
> > --is first gear a straight cut? In this car there was a pronounced
> whine.
> > --is the second gear synchro pretty weak? This car (~85k miles) had
> > essentially NO second gear synchro. Pals suggest I shouldn't be
> surprised
> > at that, but zowie, it sure does crimp your style if you have to nurse
> it
> > into second every time.
> > --how hard is changing a synchro ring (ignoring for a minute how hard it
> is
> > to just get to the box in the e-type)? I have great respect for folks
> > brave enough to work on trannys.
> >
> > Okay, so there isn't much direct Morgan content in this; at least its
> > car-related, and not how heavy an ounce of water is. ;-)
> >
> > cheers,
> > Will Zehring
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