On Tue, 3 Mar 1998, john donohoe wrote:
> This is the second reference I've seen for a novel use for auto trans
> fluid. ATF in a manual 'box? Seems like the oil in mine (GT6+) is a
> lot heavier than that!
>
> The other one I saw recently was ATF in the dashpots of Strombergs!
> This is actually the one I'm most curious about, as I can never
> remember *what* I'm supposed to squirt in there...
Dashpot oil, of course!
Not that anyone really does that... I use 20w50 in mine, cuz that's what
is in the oil can.
> Any body else get this much use out of a fluid that I've never even
> considered purchasing? I'll be the first to admit that maybe I'm
> missing something here!
Some people suggest it for lever-style shock fluid... I've never tried it
for such, but who knows.
I bet it's got detergents & swelling agents in it; inside passages of a
slushbox MUST be clean, and the seals can't leak... YMMV
-Malcolm
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