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Re: MGTD Battery

To: boballen@sky.net
Subject: Re: MGTD Battery
From: Skip Kelsey <kelsey@value.net>
Date: Tue, 06 May 1997 12:42:29 -0700
Bob:

My 69 MGB has overdrive. It has had Redline MTL in it eversince I completly
overhauled it and installed. It works great. These products were designed
for manual transmissions.



Skip...........At 11:25 AM 5/6/97 -0500, Robert Allen wrote:
>Okay, great, but do any of the LBCs have overdrive?
>
>Skip Kelsey wrote:
>> 
>> Geoff:
>> 
>> I hve been using Synthetic lubricants for about five years in all of my
>> cars. 48 Y type, 52 TD, 69 BGT,70 Volvo, and 96 Volvo. My Oil of choice for
>> the engines has been Amsoil 20-50 in all but the 96 Volvo, in which I use
>> 15-40. The Volvo transmission comes from the factory with synthetic Oil.
>> They reccommend not ever changing it. In the MG Y and TD I use Redline MT
>> 90. It is 75W 90 weight. In the MGB, and in MGA transmissions, I use
>> Redline MTL which is 75W 80. I notice a extreme drop in temperature in all
>> units. The factory does not reccommend using HYPOID oil in
>> transmissions.This is for most differentials. I have talked too the experts
>> at Redline, which is only about 35 miles from here. They concour with what
>> I have written. I hope this sheds a little more light on your subject.
>> 
>> Cheers:
>> 
>> Skip.................At 09:08 AM 5/6/97 -0400, The English Connection
wrote:
>> > Skip Kelsey wrote:  Lee:
>> >
>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> For break in use a good
>> >heavy duty detergent oil SAE 30. Once the engine is broken in, you can go
>> >to multi grade. I prefer Pure synthetic SAE 20-50. My oil of choice is
>> >Amsoil. I hope that this answers some of your questions.
>> >    The box needs a large number of new components to bring it back into
>> >good working condition, and this is going to be a very expensive job. (For
>> >those of you unfamiliar with T-Series cars, the price of the lay gear
alone
>> >is currently $675.00!!!).
>> >
>> >    75W140NS oil.
>> >
>> >Do you, or does anyone else on this list have any long term  I am
>> >especially concerned not so much with the ease of shifting gears resulting
>> >from a lower friction oil as with the longevity of expensive new
>> >components. Remember, that in the case of a gearbox and rear axle,
there is
>> >a 'shearing' force which has to be contended with, whereas in an
engine, as
>> >far as I can think, there is no such 'sliding' or 'shearing' for want of
>> >better words.
>> >
>> >All contributiions gratefully received.
>> >
>> >Geoff Love.
>> >
>> >
>
>


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