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Re: Oil Dye

To: "Westerdale, Bob" <bwesterdale@edax.com>, Triumph Newsletter <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Oil Dye
From: Justin Paxton <justin@bexel.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 11:50:33 -0800
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Unfortunately it was an OD trany, and Quantum recommended that I use regular
30wt.    Thanks for the URL referral.
_JP
> From: "Westerdale, Bob" <bwesterdale@edax.com>
> Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 14:52:53 -0500
> To: 'Justin Paxton' <justin@bexel.com>, Triumph Newsletter
> <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Subject: RE: Oil Dye
> 
> JP- You can try the advice/products on the attached link,  but the simple
> tried and true method is the sniff test.  Assuming you have used 90W in the
> trans, the sulfur stench  is unmistakable. If you have trouble smelling it,
> warm it up a little.  Any doubts? use a reference bottle of 90W for
> comparison.  Anyway, isn't the instant recognition of 90W's smell part of the
> mandatory lbc owners indoctrination?
> 
> " If it's not leaking, it must be empty!" Regards,
> Bob Westerdale
> 59 3A TS36967
> 
> http://www.tracerline.com/all_inone.html
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Justin Paxton [mailto:justin@bexel.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 1:44 PM
> To: Triumph Newsletter
> Subject: Oil Dye
> 
> 
> 
> I need to see if the oil coming from the flywheel inspection dust
> cover is
> from the engine rear main or the main shaft seal on the trany.  Can I
> put
> dye in the trany oil to identify it as the offender.  If so, how do I
> go
> about it and what do I use?
> THX: JP
> '59 TR3A TS40984 "Parts All Over The House"

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