Charles,
Redline makes a gear oil specifically for transmission use, even when the
manual says to use motor oil. Moss sells it. Maybe a supplier more local to
you sells redline products.
Redline gear oil does not attack brass(smoothcase synchros) or bearings and you
will have a quieter trans to boot.
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
David Riker wrote:
> Charles:
>
> Checking a ribcase tranny for oil level is a blast (just one more reason to
> switch to a 5-spd IMHO). After discovering that no socket in your tool box
> actually fits the bolt, you will drop it in the tranny tunnel never to be
> found. Then you squirt oil on your carpet as you try and watch for it to
> overflow out of the fill hole.
>
> Seriously, maybe not quite that bad but close. Never use gear oil in the
> ribcase, though. The sulfur in it is bad for the bearings and syncros. Use
> straight non-detergent single viscosity, like a 40 weight.
>
> I'm sure there are lots of opinions on gearbox oil, these are just mine.
>
> Oh, and while we're on the subject, never park on a hill. If you are facing
> down hill, the oil will leak out the front of the tranny onto the clutch,
> and if you are parked facing uphill, the oil will leak out the engine onto
> the clutch. Just another of the endearing qualities we all cherish.
>
> David Riker
> 74 Midget (I really do love this car)
> 63 Falcon
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Charles D. Sorkin <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
> To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 1999 8:01 PM
> Subject: Some further Midget musings
>
> > Good evening list:
> >
> > Despite the thunderstorms, I still managed to get the Midget on the road
> > today. But I noticed some irritating developments with my fuel guage.
> > Humidity has gotten inside, and fogged up the inside of the lens. The
> other
> > lenses are relatively clean and clear, and I never thought that they were
> > airtight. How could I clean the inside the lens and prevent moisture from
> > becoming apparent? Just so everyone knows, the car hasn't seen a rainy
> day
> > in months.
> >
> > Additionally, other relatively cheap maintenance seems to be working well.
> > I suspect that there may have been some flaws in my recently flushed
> > radiator, so I used a tube of alumaseal, and I was surprised to notice
> that
> > I was running a bit cooler than before. As for topping up my dashpots, I
> > was truly unable to make sense out of the earlier debate on what was the
> > best fluid to use, so I went with run-of-the-mill 3-in1oil from the
> hardware
> > store. The resulting idle was as smooth as it has ever been since I've
> > owned the car (about 6 weeks now.)
> >
> > The only thing which was causing some irritation was the fact that when I
> > tried to check the transmission fluid level, I didn't notice any sort of
> > convenient dipstick setup down there, but rather just a bolt. I assume
> that
> > the bolt gives one access to the gearbox, but there seems to be no
> > indication as to how high the level should be. What goes in there (I
> think
> > that a 90W oil is required) and how much? The Hayne's manual seems to
> have
> > a lot of material on taking the gearbox apart, but not much on
> maintenance.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> > Charles
> > '74 Midget
> > cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
> > Bloomfield, NJ
> >
> > Re
> >
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