Pep Boys now carries it here. I still buy it at my local speed shop (no
need to resurrect the thread on how some of us hate franchises!).
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> From: Mostyn <mostyn_f@email.msn.com>
> To: SPRIDGETS <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Red Line Oil
> Date: Wednesday, January 06, 1999 1:34 AM
>
> I love it when you talk oil... But where can I get this Red Line oil?
> I live in Southern Orange County California..I have a new Rib case and
want
> to put this oil in it OR ON IT. Most of it will end up on the floor of my
> garage in the drip pan anyway. But I understand it's almost as good as
> Lubrication Engineers 50W which I have no idea where to find. Maybe at
an
> estate sale of an old time racer.
>
> Help me,
> Mostyn
> AN5L/8625
>
>
>
> >Amen to the Red Line cold shifting improvements. I haven't used the
Sprite
> >in cold weather and Red Line isn't in there yet, but I have on my bimmer
> >and it's excellent.
> >
> >
> >
> >----------
> >> From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
> >> To: Ajhsys@aol.com
> >> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net; spridgets@autox.team.net
> >> Subject: Re: Red Line Oil
> >> Date: Tuesday, January 05, 1999 3:00 PM
> >>
> >> This is Franks son, On my VW list all VW tuners and owners agree on
Red
> >> Line MTL 75w90 in their trannnys, which is also our diffs. It is fully
> >> synthetic and helps cold shifting signifigantly. I recently put it in
my
> >> 89 GTi and it works great.
> >> Just thought I would tell you about my experiences.
> >> Cheers
> >> Frank
> >> 89 GTi 16v
> >>
> >> Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Listers,
> >> >
> >> > Just for fun I thought I would go to the horses mouth for a
> >recommendation.
> >> > There has been a lot of talk on the lists as to which type of oil to
> >put in a
> >> > gearbox, differential, and lever shocks, so I wrote a letter (Yes,
> >snail
> >> > mail!) to Red line. I asked them to tell me what to use in my 1977
MG
> >Midget.
> >> > (All standard 1500cc stuff.) In their own words:
> >> >
> >> > "...In the transmission, I would recommend Red Line 75W90NS.
> >> > In the differential, I would recommend 75W90.
> >> > The difference between the two fluids is the friction modifier in
the
> >75W90,
> >> > this helps reduce the temperature of the fluid and on the gear face
as
> >well as
> >> > reducing chatter if a clutch type limited slip is installed. While
> >this fluid
> >> > works well in a differential, it can be too slippery to work well
with
> >the
> >> > syncros that need friction to work properly.
> >> >
> >> > "In your shocks I would recommend the Heavy Suspension Fluid as the
> >closest to
> >> > a '20W' fluid. Different 20W suspension fluids can vary in
viscosity,
> >so you
> >> > may need to blend the Medium with the Heavy to achieve the desired
> >viscosity."
> >> >
> >> > This was in the letter from Dave Granquist at Red Line. He sent
along
> >a lot
> >> > of literature on Red Line products, and a sticker. I was surprised
> >that
> >> > "Different 20W suspension fluids can vary in viscosity..." I
thought
> >that the
> >> > "20W" was a way of indicating the viscosity across manufacturers so
you
> >can
> >> > always buy the right product for an application.
> >> >
> >> > Anyway, that's what Red Line has to say about gear oils, FWIW.
> >Remember that
> >> > this is for a late Midget 1500. YMMV.
> >> >
> >> > Allen Hefner
> >> > '77 Midget
> >> > '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
> >>
> >> --
> >> Frank Clarici
> >> Toms River, NJ
> >> Lots of LBCs
> >> http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
>
>
>
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