Max,
If the ads are to be believed, the Racing oil has greater film strength and
more anti-foaming characteristics, both useful - IMHO - in a gearbox.
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
www.britcars.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
Cc: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: OD Lube
> Ahh, interesting. I've always used 30wt, and I wondered why others used
> multigrades. I thought maybe they were taking the "use engine oil"
> instruction too literally, and therefore using exactly what was in their
> engine. But the transmission wouldn't seem to benefit from multigrade oil
> in the same manner as an engine, to my mind. Neither would the carb
> dashpots, IMO, but I suppose it makes no real difference in this
> application.
>
> But anyway, why racing oil, particularly? Just higher quality?
>
> Lawrie Alexander had this to say:
>
> >Nope! I run straight Valvoline Racing 30 wt. in all my (and my
customers')
> >MGB gearboxes, both with and without overdrive.
> >
> >Lawrie
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Bob Shaw <shaws@mlcltd.com>
> >To: Andrew B. Lundgren <Lundgren@iname.com>; WSpohn4@aol.com
> ><WSpohn4@aol.com>
> >Cc: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
> >Date: Thursday, July 20, 2000 6:01 AM
> >Subject: Re: OD Lube
> >
> >
> >>At 1:22 PM -0600 7/19/00, Andrew B. Lundgren wrote:
> >>>After reading though the suggestions I put in ND30. I have noticed
> >>>that my shifting in my newly-professionally rebuild O/D is not as
> >>>smooth as it was in my non-O/D running HD30. Are most of you OD
> >>>owners running an HD ranther than ND (No-Detergent)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>--
> >>>Andrew Lundgren
> >>
> >>I run the same Castrol 20/50 in my overdrive that I run in my engine.
> >>I know John Twist does the same. I would guess that Lawrie does also,
> >>but he can confirm or deny that. A new box is going to be a bit
> >>stiffer for a time. Run it in and should loosen up a bit. It took
> >>mine about 5000 miles to really get nice.
> >>--
> >>Bob Shaw
> >>Check out Shaw's Garage at http://www.mlcltd.com/shawsgarage/
> >>My British Car is NOT leaky - it's merely marking its territory.
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
>
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