I use AMSOIL 80W-90 in my 89 4 speed tranny in Cleveland, Ohio and it works
great year round.  No shifting problems and no warm up necessary-even below
zero!
TEMiller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin" <antelopewesty@ADELPHIA.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: manual tranny fluid

> Jake,
> I think it depends on the tempatures you drive in.  Here in VT I think the
> MT90 is just too thick, because at about 45+f my van shifts great but
below
> that it shifts reslly stiff till its fully warmed up.  Might just be my
> tranny but I'm switching to MTL in a couple weeks.
> Hope this Helps
> Kevin
> 87 Westy
> Burlington VT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of Jake Beaulieu
> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 8:39 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: manual tranny fluid
>
>
> Last weekend I bolted the engine and transmission back into my 82 Westy.
It
> has been a long winter of repairs.  Hopefully this weekend I can get it
back
> on the road.
> I drained the tranny fluid (manual 091 4-speed tranny) and need to fill it
> up with new stuff.  Has the group reached a concensus on what is the best
> fluid to use?  I searched the archives are there are many contradictory
> posts.  Many folks claim that synthetic Redline MT90 is the best while
> others claim only Redline MTL will do.  Others claim that synthetic tranny
> oils are too "slippery" and will leak through the paper tranny gaskets and
> make a mess.  So, what is a guy to believe?
> Thanks,
> Jake
>
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