At 09:06 PM 2/15/99 -0800, Joe Curry wrote:
>
>I want to take a poll of those who have overdrives. Here are the
>questions:
>
>1. Type Vehicle Spitfire
>2. Year 1979
>3. Type Overdrive J type
>4. Type lubricant used Valvoline GL4 75W90
>5. How long? 1 year, 2000 miles
>6. How did it perform? Slips at start-up, feels like a slipping clutch
>7. What Source did you use for this oil choice? As spec'd in Bentley
manual, local auto parts store.
COMMENT: I will be installing straight Valvoline 50W motor oil (90W hypoid
equivalent) prior to the driving season, per the Spitfire List and the Red
Line Oil web site.
Atwell Haines
Succasunna, NJ USA
>(Repeat for as many cars as you have had)
>
>Mark J Bradakis wrote:
>>
>> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 23:41:00 -0000
>> From: "Phil Johnson" <esqjz@csv.warwick.ac.uk>
>> Subject: Re: SPIT OD
>>
>> The spitfire does have common oil for the gearbox and o/d, and therefore do
>> not use engine oil, as it does not have the correct properties for use in a
>> gearbox. also, do not use GL5 spec gear oil as it will dissolve the
'copper'
>> thrust washers and bearings in the gearbox, o/d, and the diff.
>>
>> Phil Johnson
>> 66 Spifire Mk2
>> 68 GT6 Mk1
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Erik Bjorkner <autoxr@zebra.net>
>> To: 'triumphs@autox.team.net' <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>> Date: 11 February 1999 16:55
>> Subject: SPIT OD
>>
>> >
>> >Hello,
>> >
>> >I am working on a friends SPIT with OD. The owner wants to find out
why it
>> is nonfunctional... Once I get all the wiring straightened out I was
>> planning on installing new OD filter and change the fluid. My question
is..
>> in the TRIUMPH 1500 book.. it states the OD uses the same 80-90 gear oil as
>> the gearbox .. I know from past experiences with Volvos and a Corvette too
>> that the OD uses automatic trans fluid... what gives with this book info?
>> Does the SPIT have lub communication between the OD and the gearbox?
>> >
>> >Thanks for your help.
>> >
>> >Erik
>
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> -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
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