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Either MTL or straight 30 oil should work fine. Sounds like a
hydraulics issue. First, check your oil level. If OK, if you can,
take your car to the shop that rebuilt it; they should at least be
willing to help you diagnose the problem. If not possible, you'll
need to check pump pressure; you need a gauge and adapter to check
it. If you don't have a shop--or a club or helpful Healey owner
nearby--that can test it you can get a gauge:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.geocities.ws/jholekamp/">http://www.geocities.ws/jholekamp/</a><br>
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The pump shouldn't wear that fast; it's possible a piece of crud got
under the pump check valve or something went wrong in the
accumulator. Flushing your oil--check the screen under the big brass
nut--might help, but it's not likely. Did the problem happen
suddenly, or over time/miles?<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/7/2022 6:53 AM, Tom Felts via
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<div>Several months ago I had the OD unit rebuilt (BJ8)---new
brass parts. Added 30w non detergent oil. At first, it would
shift into OD pretty quick. Now--it take forever to go into
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<div>The question is why so long to go into OD. Before rebuild,
it would go into OD quickly and perfectly every time. I was
using Redline MTL then. </div>
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<div>Could the 30 wt be a little too heavy and be creating
pressure problems. Might the MTL solve the problem?</div>
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<div>Thnks</div>
<div>tom</div>
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