Paul,
According to the Laycock manual that I have, you should use engine
oil. HOWEVER, (and that is a big however), the factory manual
recommends SAE 80 gear oil. And as someone else wrote, _do not_
use GL5 spec. There is a sulfur additive in the GL5 that eats
the brass/bronze.
Speaking from 27 years experience, you can use 80-90 weight
without problems.
Doug
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Doug Mitchell
mailto:dbmitch@peoplepc.com
1973 Spitfire 1500
1973 Stag
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From: ptegler@cablespeed [mailto:ptegler@cablespeed.com]
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 3:13 AM
To: CARS Spitfires@Autox. Team. Net (E-mail); SPIT6CGT6@yahoogroups.com;
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Subject: O/D oil
I'll be D___ if I ca nfind it in any archives.....
and I know it's been kicked around quite a bit...
but what is better to use in a D type O/D
tranny.... gear oil or normal engine oil?
Paul Tegler
ptegler@cablespeed.com
www.teglerizer.com
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