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Re: What kind of Transmission Oil for TD?

To: arm@unix.infoserve.net
Subject: Re: What kind of Transmission Oil for TD?
From: kgstuart@juno.com (RANDELL S KEGG)
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 19:23:34 PST
MGT series cars use 90wt.  gear oil, MGA series uses 30 wt oil.
This is what the factory called for, and I don't think that you can go
wrong following that advice..

Randy Kegg
1958 MGA
1966 Morris Traveller
1964 Porsche 356C

 
On Sun, 15 Sep 1996 07:04:09 -0700 Ross MacPherson
<arm@unix.infoserve.net> writes:
>At 10:15 AM 9/13/96 +0000, you wrote:
>>I've been following the controversy about motor oil v.s. gear oil
>>in the MGB. Some have warned about gear oil eating brass
>>parts. Would this apply to the T series cars? I've been using
>>common Valvoline SAE 90-140 rated GL5 in my TD. Am I being
>>paranoid? What are you other T owners using in your
>>transmissions?
>>
>>Bob Donahue, Still stuck in the '50s
>>52 MG-TD, under DIY restoration
>>71 MGB, still in the shop, 11 months and counting
>>
>
>Hi Bob,
> 
>I use straight 140 gear oil in my TC's gearbox but plan on a change 
>very
>soon.  Our local T series expert uses Redline sythentic 80-140 in both 
>his
>TA and TC and swears by it.  He claims  that in the TA it's like 
>having a
>rebuilt transmission.  I HOPE to get some in to mine soon.  I'll let 
>you
>know how it works.
> 
>Cheers,
>   ___        \______                  Ross MacPherson 
>  / __ \ __ /       /------|)          arm@unix.infoserve.net
>/  (___)---------/ (___)       Vancouver, BC, Canada
> 1947 MG-TC 3528               1966 MGB-GT 
>
>

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