At 11:18 AM -0700 5/16/00, Shawn Wright wrote:
>While I wait for my new ring & pinion set, I am still pondering the
>choices for
>gear oil on my Vanagon trans:
>
>Redline MT90 (GL-4) $15 /liter
>Pennzoil GL-5 (dealer/repair shop standard) $cheap
>VW synthetic $28 /liter
>

I was going to throw Pennzoil GL-5 into my tranny in a few days as I
change the oil that's been in there forever.  Any reason why I should
not do this?  I don't need high performance or anything.  The
Pennzoil is fine, ain't it?

T.
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Tobin Copley   Bowen Island, BC, Canada              tobin.copley@ubc.ca

'82 westy 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky")
'97 son Russell                                   =============
'99 daughter Margaret                            /_| |__| |__|:| clatter
1995: 'Round US, Mexico, Canada 15,000 mi       O|.           .| clatter!
1996: Vancouver to Inuvik, NWT   7,400 km        ~-()-==----()-~
Previous buses: '76 westy deluxe (Daisy), '76 westy standard (Mango)