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Subject:Re: Westy Man Struck Gold ?
From:John Rodgers
Date:Mon, 24 Sep 2001 23:10:42 -0500

Sounds like somebody's been drinking the synthetic gearbox juice!!

John Rodgers
88 GL Drive

Dan Snow wrote:

> I could be wrong on this one, but I think this stuff will cause premature
> wear in your gearbox. Did you just sit there and stick little pieces in the
> drain hole, or did you spliut the box, put the gravel in, and bolt it bak
> together?
>
> Maybe if you're running synthetic it will be ok.
>
> >Not to be outdone I filled my gear box (6 cubic feet) my emergency
> >bathroom bucket (5 gallons) and a few plastic trash bags with the shiny
> >gravel. I brought it home and distributed it around my front flower /
>
> Daniel Snow
> PhD Student
> UC Berkeley
>
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