Re: OD Lube

["Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>]

Nope! I run straight Valvoline Racing 30 wt. in all my (and my customers')
MGB gearboxes, both with and without overdrive.

Lawrie

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Shaw <shaws@mlcltd.com>
To: Andrew B. Lundgren <Lundgren@iname.com>; WSpohn4@aol.com
<WSpohn4@aol.com>
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, July 20, 2000 6:01 AM
Subject: Re: OD Lube


>At 1:22 PM -0600 7/19/00, Andrew B. Lundgren wrote:
>>After reading though the suggestions I put in ND30.  I have noticed
>>that my shifting in my newly-professionally rebuild O/D is not as
>>smooth as it was in my non-O/D running HD30.  Are most of you OD
>>owners running an HD ranther than ND (No-Detergent)
>>
>>
>>--
>>Andrew Lundgren
>
>I run the same Castrol 20/50 in my overdrive that I run in my engine.
>I know John Twist does the same. I would guess that Lawrie does also,
>but he can confirm or deny that. A new box is going to be a bit
>stiffer for a time. Run it in and should loosen up a bit.  It took
>mine about 5000 miles to really get nice.
>--
>Bob Shaw
>Check out Shaw's Garage at http://www.mlcltd.com/shawsgarage/
>My British Car is NOT leaky - it's merely marking its territory.
>