Jacques Le Clainche wrote:
> I gathered that - and I hope someone can tell me what additives in
> synthetics would make such oil unsuitable for a Bugeye transmission.
I have no proof, and I never ran synthetic tranny oil in any (stock)
Sprite tranny. But I have heard that "something" in synthetic oil
*reacts* with the bronze/brass bushings and parts in the older trannys.
It acid etches these parts. There was a similar discussion on Brit car
Forum about synthetics and big Healey gearboxes. Apparently, a certain
type is OK for the bronze. Different G? letters or something. I did not
save that info and opted for 20/50 oil in all but my 5 speed which I run
synthetic in.
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Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
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