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Subject:Re: 2.1 conversion warning--and solution
From:Stuart MacMillan
Date:Thu, 14 Sep 2000 08:38:26 -0700

According to the Red Line chemist's article at
http://www.vtr.org/maintain/lubricants-redline.html
synthetics have a 10% better heat transfer than dino oils.  I won't put
dino gear oil in any of my transmissions/transaxles any more.
--
Stuart MacMillan
Seattle

'84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1
'65 MGB (Driven since 1969)
'74 MGB GT (Restoring)

Assisting on Restoration:
'72 MGB GT (Daughter's)
'64 MGB (Son's)

Parts cars:
'68 & '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT