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Re: Oil for Gearbox and "J" Overdrive

To: ken.davis@attbi.com, 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Oil for Gearbox and "J" Overdrive
From: "Todd Bermudez" <red_tr250@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2002 15:40:55 -0500
hey try doin' that in Cincy...you know when it's around 20 degrees...foggy & 
drizzle doesn't sound so bad, lol


>From: "Ken Davis" <ken.davis@attbi.com>
>Reply-To: "Ken Davis" <ken.davis@attbi.com>
>To: "Triumph 6 Pack" <6pack@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Oil for Gearbox and "J" Overdrive
>Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 09:26:14 -0800
>
>Thanks Robert & Doug ---
>
>when I take the box out to replace the $3.95 front oil seal, I'll drop in a
>fill of 50 gear oil....   planned to start today; foggy/drizzle/rain in San
>Francisco, so another day I guess..
>
>Ken
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ken Davis" <ken.davis@attbi.com>
>To: "Triumph 6 Pack" <6pack@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 10:29
>Subject: Oil for Gearbox and "J" Overdrive
>
>
> > Hi list,
> >
> > was out for a spin in the lifting fog and sunshine today and stopped by 
>a
> > friend's place, he's a Volvo Mechanic.  In general talking, I mentioned 
>the
>J
> > O/D, and also that my 6 is sluggish/hard to shift when cold.  He asked 
>my
>oil,
> > a 75W/80, and said it was too thick.  Told me I should use an ATF - 
>Dexron
>and
> > that the J types work well with this.
> >
> > Can anyone confirm this?  The manual I have - Bentley's IIRC, says use 
>what
> > I'm using, the 75W/80.
> >
> > Comments appreciated
> >
> >
> > Ken
> > So. San Francisco
> > 73 '6
> > 87 XJ^-SIII
> > 79 Vespa Grande




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