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21. Re: [Healeys] Dave Dougan's overdrive part 2 (score: 1): Author: I Erbs <eyera3@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:50:04 -0800; So I put 20/50 castrol gtx in my gearbox with overdrive is this ok? If not how do I flush it? Is it detergent or not sent from my cellular PDA I Erbs I think the point many are missing is that the oi; /html/healeys/2009-11/msg00517.html (11,397 bytes)
22. Re: [Healeys] Dave Dougan's overdrive part 2 (score: 1): Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:44:39 -0600; I havs posted this before, but since we are going through this again, a nice discussion of the various types of fluid that can be used in a laycock O/D http://www.quantumechanics.com/categories.php?o; /html/healeys/2009-11/msg00519.html (8,232 bytes)
23. Re: [Healeys] Dave Dougan's overdrive part 2 (score: 1): Author: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>; Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:19:31 +0100; That would be fine. It is the usual oil specified for several gearboxes with or without OD. I ran my Sunbeam gearbox in the JH on 20W50 (specified) for over 250.000kms and it is still perfect. 20W50; /html/healeys/2009-11/msg00520.html (9,911 bytes)
24. Re: [Healeys] Dave Dougan's overdrive part 2 (score: 1): Author: Bob Johnson <bjsbj8@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:14:17 -0500; Just to stir the pot, 90 wt gear oil has essentially the same viscosity as 30 wt motor oil. 20w-50 flows like 20 wt when cold and 50 wt when warm. 30 wt does whatever it does at whatever temp,i.e. le; /html/healeys/2009-11/msg00522.html (8,492 bytes)
25. Re: [Healeys] Dave Dougan's overdrive part 2 (score: 1): Author: Awgertoo@aol.com; Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:48:45 EST; Again, the viscosity of the oil is one issue, and its compatibility with the metal is another. GL 4 transmission oil is compatible with yellow metals. GL5 diff (gear) oil is not. Both factors need to; /html/healeys/2009-11/msg00523.html (8,516 bytes)
26. Re: [Healeys] Dave Dougan's overdrive part 2 (score: 1): Author: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>; Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:05:55 +0100; The idea of stick to what your manual says makes reasonable sense, although one must not forget that these recommendations are from the 50's and 60's of the previous century. A lot has happened since; /html/healeys/2009-11/msg00525.html (8,637 bytes)
27. Re: [Healeys] Dave Dougan's overdrive part 2 (score: 1): Author: Chris Dimmock <austin.healey@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:31:59 +1100; Sorry if my recent posts have been a little obscure. Emailing from my phone is a function of not having Internet at home at the moment... Anyway 1. oil discussion from years ago, we discussed this. M; /html/healeys/2009-11/msg00526.html (11,309 bytes)
28. Re: [Healeys] Dave Dougan's overdrive part 2 (score: 1): Author: mike brooks <hypercubic@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:19:15 +0000 (GMT); Looks like someone has done some trials on different oils http://mgtoronto.com/pdf/Tech/Overdrive_oil.pdf They don't say though what spec the 90 weight oil was. I have run 90 weight GL4 in my BN2 A t; /html/healeys/2009-11/msg00527.html (8,804 bytes)
29. Re: [Healeys] Dave Dougan's overdrive part 2 (score: 1): Author: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>; Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:20:43 +0100; GL-4 90 has a comparable viscosity to SAE 30 and it does not have Cl or S containing compounds as opposed to EP 90. So you did not and should not have had any problems. Kees Oudesluijs NL mike brooks; /html/healeys/2009-11/msg00528.html (9,492 bytes)
30. Re: [Healeys] Dave Dougan's overdrive part 2 (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:51:29 -0800; Hi Chris, Please elaborate on this (looks like there's a sentence missing): 2. Ivory v white??? A whole different discussion. And it's not about reality. It's more about Because most "white" cars jus; /html/healeys/2009-11/msg00529.html (8,304 bytes)
31. Re: [Healeys] Dave Dougan's overdrive part 2 (score: 1): Author: David Nock <healeydoc@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:04:36 -0800; The Red Line MT90 is only correct if your transmission unit requires a 90 wt gear oil. The correct oil for most British transmissions with overdrive should be the Red Line MTL. This is a 75/80 wt gea; /html/healeys/2009-11/msg00530.html (10,836 bytes)
32. Re: [Healeys] Dave Dougan's overdrive part 2 (score: 1): Author: Randy Hicks <Healey100M@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:52:57 -0500; Seems to me that you are mixing apples and oranges here. MTL is an 70/80 wt gear oil with the same viscosity as 5/30 wt. engine oil MT90 is a 75/90 wt. gear oil with the same viscosity of 15/40 wt. e; /html/healeys/2009-11/msg00531.html (10,020 bytes)
33. Re: [Healeys] Dave Dougan's overdrive part 2 (score: 1): Author: Awgertoo@aol.com; Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:33:28 EST; Again I am in 100% agreement with Randy. I have tried both the MTL and MT 90 in both my 100 and the Elva Courier (MGA transmission) and like the way the 90 feels. The shifting seems to be just a bit; /html/healeys/2009-11/msg00534.html (8,928 bytes)
34. Re: [Healeys] Dave Dougan's overdrive part 2 (score: 1): Author: TERRY COLL <coll44@msn.com>; Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:12:56 -0500; I have also used MT90 and MTL in my BJ8 gearbox/overdrive. Couldn't tell that much difference in shifting between the two but I've decided to stay with the MTL because of Nock's recommendation. The M; /html/healeys/2009-11/msg00608.html (9,586 bytes)

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