Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 19:31:29 +0100 From: "Woolfie" <john_woolfnopsamamhotmail.com> Subject: Re: Various Oil ?
For your gearbox I would recommend you choose one of the SAE engone oils - NOT one of the gear oils. The older gearboxes are much happier this way. "Inky" <yada_yada_etcnopsamail.com> wrote in message news:3b757424.8613987nopsam.CIS.DFN.DE... > On Sat, 11 Aug 2001 03:50:46 GMT, Nutmegger<Nutmeggernopsameja.com> > wrote: > > >KeithG says... > > > >>I would NEVER EVER put anything but engine oil in the engine and > >>no 'cleaners' or lubricity enhancers such as Teflon, etc. > > > >I just don't get the mentality of people who do this. It is like a Doctor > >giving you an antibiotic for a virus. It just doesn't cut it, was never meant > >to be. > > What about Lucas? Instead of some chemical enhancer, it's an actual > oil. I mix a little of it in with my oil and never use it as an excuse > not to change my oil on schedule. If anything, I change my oil more > often than necessary. I've heard of guys who use it when breaking in a > new or rebuilt motor because it improves lubrication. > > >~J~ > > -- christian > '85 Saab 900i > > Well, Harv hit the aisles dancin' and screamin'. > Some thought he had religion; others thought he had a demon, > And Harv thought he had a Weedeater loose in his Fruit of the Looms. > -- Ray Stevens (in "Mississippi Squirrel Revival")