Barry
That works in San Diego. But in Wisconsin that "oil" is more like a solid
until you drive on one of those rare 50 degree days a lot further than around
the block. I remember one cold day back in '63 --- my Healey took two hands
to move the shifter into gear so that my friend could tow-start me took a mile
before that puppy fired up for the long 6 hour drive back home in -30 degree.
Cheers, Barry
Barry Schwartz wrote:
> > The tranny in an automatic will be OK- as the torque coverter will
> >pump ATF around, but with stick shift cars- that doesn't happen.
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> Actually it does. When the engine is running the input shaft turns, and
> this in turn spins the cluster gear which sits in the oil in the bottom of
> the case. This gets flung around just as it would if you were driving
> around (unless you are holding the clutch out). So the tranny does get
> lubricated - the rear end however doesn't unless the drive shaft is moving
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