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- From: garnett@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU (Roger Garnett)
- Subject: Re: Redline MTL
- Message-ID: <1992Jul29.135708.7037@tc.cornell.edu>
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- References: <1992Jul25.145732.7515@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <3470@eastman.UUCP>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 13:57:08 GMT
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- In article <3470@eastman.UUCP> ricks@berkeley.edu writes:
-
- >I had heard the same good things about MTL, so last fall I decided to
- >try it in my Turbo Thunderbird, which has very notchy shifting. It did
- >seem to make shifting slightly easier (at best) in this car, though not
- >really enough to be worth the trouble. But as winter started, and the
- >temperatures dropped, the gears would grind as I shifted until the car
- >was warmed up. Once the car was up to temperature, the transmission was
- >fine. I guess at low temperatures, the MTL lubricated the syncros too
- >well. I ended up putting the factory specified fluid back in (ATF of
- >all things) and the problem went away.
-
- MTL may be the wrong lubricant for this application- It may be a bit
- too thick when cold. it's supposed to replace heavier oils, not ATF.
- For an ATF reccommended tranny, you might try Redline ATF. They also
- have a lightweight gear oil for "maximum power transfer", but
- "components may wear faster".
- ______________________________________________________________
- Roger Garnett (sggy@crux1.cit.cornell.edu) (607) 255-2522
- Cornell University Agricultural Economics Ithaca, N.Y.
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