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Re: [Spit] Synthetic gearbox oil? Yay or nay

To: S1500 <s1500@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Spit] Synthetic gearbox oil? Yay or nay
From: Henry Stike <stiker2126@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 04:54:08 -0700 (PDT)
Just a note here.........
We also are running Redline MTL in tranny, no
overdrive and the rear end is also full of a Redline
product... Seems to make shifting and generally
everthing better...

Donald & Henry....

--- S1500 <s1500@comcast.net> wrote:

> I'm almost done with the gearbox rebuild and thus
> subsequent road 
> testing after that.
> 
> Here's the brick wall I ran into: ran out of gearbox
> oil. I had 2 
> bottles(totalling almost 2 bottles worth) of
> Valvoline 80w90 I put in. 
> But with a rebuilt overdrive, it is needing quite a
> bit more.
> 
> So I bought some of the same type. Only after I
> brought it home did I 
> realize it had the word synthetic on it, looking
> like the original.
> 
> I can't find regular tranny fuild anywhere in the
> twin cities. Pep 
> Boys(only place that carries Castrol GT-LMA brake
> fluid) only has 
> automatic tranny fluid.
> 
> So..
> 
> Is it safe to fill the remainder with synthetic
> 80w90, or will it digest 
> the syncros?
> 
> If not, what can I use for a substitute? Auto parts
> places around 
> here(twin cities) seem to be carrying less and less
> old-fashioned needed 
> supplies and more and more car decorations(Fast &
> The Furious-type car 
> jewelry).
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