DSand95510(at)aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 97-07-18 09:28:40 EDT, a-richat(at)MICROSOFT.com (Richard
> Atherton (Entex)) writes:
>
> > This sounds like Gear oil territory to me?
> >Which is why I always used 80-90w gear oil, because thats what it
> >is
>
> Just wondering. Besides the question of the thicker oil maybe not getting
> into tightly machined surfaces - how much power is lost by forcing the tranny
> to slog its way thru 80-90w instead of 30w? Given that we're dealing with
> Alpines, I for one don't want to give up even a fraction of a horsepower
> without a really good reason.
>
> Dick Sanders
Dick, good to see you at the historics last week ,, i have to aggree
with you on heaver oils in the engine . i believe that it's better to
have good oil flow rather than constrict the passages with the 40-80
range oils , i would thgink if you want to sell the unit tro some poor
soul bannanas in the crack tighten up real well and run great eh!
chuck nicodemus , PTC
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