Just a note here.........
We also are running Redline MTL in tranny, no
overdrive and the rear end is also full of a Redline
product... Seems to make shifting and generally
everthing better...
Donald & Henry....
--- S1500 <s1500@comcast.net> wrote:
> I'm almost done with the gearbox rebuild and thus
> subsequent road
> testing after that.
>
> Here's the brick wall I ran into: ran out of gearbox
> oil. I had 2
> bottles(totalling almost 2 bottles worth) of
> Valvoline 80w90 I put in.
> But with a rebuilt overdrive, it is needing quite a
> bit more.
>
> So I bought some of the same type. Only after I
> brought it home did I
> realize it had the word synthetic on it, looking
> like the original.
>
> I can't find regular tranny fuild anywhere in the
> twin cities. Pep
> Boys(only place that carries Castrol GT-LMA brake
> fluid) only has
> automatic tranny fluid.
>
> So..
>
> Is it safe to fill the remainder with synthetic
> 80w90, or will it digest
> the syncros?
>
> If not, what can I use for a substitute? Auto parts
> places around
> here(twin cities) seem to be carrying less and less
> old-fashioned needed
> supplies and more and more car decorations(Fast &
> The Furious-type car
> jewelry).
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