Re: OD

[Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>]

I would further speculate that the detergent additives are completely 
unnecessary in a transmission, since it has no combustion byproducts to 
contend with...

David Deutsch had this to say:

>Reason for non-detergent oil use in tranny is that it doesn't foam up
>under high pressure cirulation like the detergent oil will.
>Safety Fast,
>David Deutsch
>PS: Charley, if your towing your car with driveshaft in and running
>detergent oil in the overdrive.............YIKES!!!! :-)
>Charley & Peggy Robinson wrote:
>
>> Paul,
>>
>>   I never did see a reasonable explanation of why one should use
>> non-detergent oil in the L de N, MGB overdrive.  The driver's handbook
>> in my Bentley manual makes no such distinction.
>>
>>   CR
>
>


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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
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