[Healeys] Gearbox oil

[I Erbs]

We always out 30 wt non detergent for in the gearbox back in the day. Maybe
because it was in Los Angles
On May 26, 2015 2:43 PM, "Len and/or Marge Hartnett" <
thehartnetts at earthlink.net> wrote:

>
> Ira:  In the Driver's Handbook for my BJ8, the table "KEY TO RECOMMENDED
> LUBRICANTS", column A, Engine and Gearbox, sub-column Tropical and
> temperate down to 5 degrees C, 41 degrees F, after all the single grade
> oils, the recommendations include Shell, Mobil, and ESSO 20W/40; and
> Filtrate and Duckham's 20/50.  In the extreme cold, down to 12 C, 10 F,
> there are 10W/30, 10W/40, 20W/30, 20/50, and 5050 (no slash ?).  Some of
> those were not available in the United Kingdom at the time of publication
> and some were available in the UK only.
>
> (I wanted to scan the handbook page and include it in this e-mail but I
> couldn't find the instructions I have somewhere)
>
> (The Other) Len
> Fairfield, CA, USA
> 1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031
> > >  >  > 200, 683 miles >  >  >  >
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* I Erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
> *To:* Richard Kahn <tahoehealey at hotmail.com>
> *Cc:* healeys at autox.team.net
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 26, 2015 1:05 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Gearbox oil
>
>
>  It most likely does not drip because its empty :)
> Yes to non-detergent oil in a transmission. Never heard of using
> multi-weight in a tranny
>
>    Ira Erbs
> Portland, OR
>    _______                                  _______
>      (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
>          (_________________________)
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Suggested annual donation  $12.75
> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
>
> Healeys at autox.team.net
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys
>
> Unsubscribe/Manage:
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/eyera3000@gmail.com
>
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://autox.team.net/pipermail/healeys/attachments/20150526/3c675322/attachment.html>