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Re: transmission oil

To: british-cars@Alliant.COM
Subject: Re: transmission oil
From: mit-eddie!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Fri, 11 May 90 8:42:51 CDT
>
>
> Does this discussion of transmission oil apply to AH Sprites, which,
> if memory serves, expect standard weight engine oil rather than
> heavier gear oil?
>
> Of course, by "standard weight" I mean something like 10W-30, rather
> than the 20W-50 we typically have to use to get any readings on the
> oil pressure gauge...
>
> - Ralph
>
Ralph, I would have emailed this, but your address doesn't come
through on this list.  I have been told by someone I trust to use only
30w NON-detergent oil  in Spridget gearboxes to save the syncros.
phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov
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