<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3540" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3615">I agree on the 85-90 weight gear oil. A lot of people think the 90 weight is too heavy or thick but it is very close to a straight 30 or 40 weight motor oil. The viscosity of motor oil and gear oil is measured differently and at different temps. A gear oil has additives and structure that resists the shearing forces between the gear teeth. All TRs came from the factory with this oil and I have used it in customers cars over 40 years. Never a problem. One Healey 3000 had over 976,000 on one rebuild of the overdrive gear box! 90 all the time.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3540" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3540" dir="ltr"><span>Barry</span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3541"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3703" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3702"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3701"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3700"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3705"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3704"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> M&M Hado via Fot <fot@autox.team.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> 'Joe Curry' <spitlist@cox.net>; FOT@autox.team.net <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, August 21, 2018 1:51 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Fot] D-Type Overdrive Recommended oil<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3720"><br><div id="yiv6525035276"><style>#yiv6525035276 #yiv6525035276 --
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#yiv6525035276 </style><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3723"><div class="yiv6525035276WordSection1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3722"><div class="yiv6525035276MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3721"><span style="">Joe,</span></div><div class="yiv6525035276MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3724"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="yiv6525035276MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3726"><span style="" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3725">Not sure if anyone answered you yet but I always use 85-90W GL-4 non-synthetic oil. The GL-4 is easier on the brass/bronze components. The NAPA brand is StaLube 85-90W. O’Reilly also has a 140W GL-4 if you want a heavier choice. Moss also carries the Dynolite brand in a straight 90W GL-4 for $10 a quart.</span></div><div class="yiv6525035276MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3727"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="yiv6525035276MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3729"><span style="" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3728">Mike</span></div><div class="yiv6525035276MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3730"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="yiv6525035276MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3731"><span style=""> </span></div><div class="yiv6525035276yqt4076231828" id="yiv6525035276yqt07945"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3733"><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3732"><div class="yiv6525035276MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3735"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3734"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3736">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3738"> Fot [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Joe Curry via Fot<br clear="none"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1534874303161_3737">Sent:</b> Monday, August 20, 2018 1:55 PM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> FOT@autox.team.net<br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> [Fot] D-Type Overdrive Recommended oil</span></div></div></div><div class="yiv6525035276MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv6525035276MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">I am about to dig into my overdrive that quit working and while I am at it I plan to change the oil. I have previously been using synthetic from Lucas but that is expensive and difficult to get where I live. So I am looking for recommendations of normal types of oil (Non-synthetic) for the best results using a D-Type Overdrive on a 4-Synchro 3-rail Spitfire gearbox.</span></div><div class="yiv6525035276MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="yiv6525035276MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Thanks,</span></div><div class="yiv6525035276MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">Joe</span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yqt4076231828" id="yqt39448">_______________________________________________<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.fot-racing.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</a><br clear="none">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/britcars@bellsouth.net" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/britcars@bellsouth.net</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>