[Healeys] redline

Bob Spidell bspidell at comcast.net
Sun Jun 15 06:13:51 MDT 2008


I was using 20W-50 before switching to Redline ... wonder if that makes 
a difference?


bs


BJ8 Healeys wrote:
> Jim, I saw no noticeable difference in shifting with the Redline MTL-90 in
> my centershift BJ8, either.  However, last summer I was experiencing a
> problem with the overdrive hanging up and failing to release and that
> problem did go away when I changed to Redline.  I think somehow the problem
> was related to the cheap 30W non-detergent Accel brand oil I got at
> Wal-Mart.  I never had any problems before with Valvoline 30W non-detergent
> oil in the tranny, and because of the phenomenal cost of the Redline in the
> absence of phenomenal shifting, I probably will go back to Valvoline when I
> need to change it.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> Havelock, NC
>
>   
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