

| Subject: | Re: GL-5, GL-4, Redline, Sta-Lube, Royal Purple... |
| From: | Robert Keezer |
| Date: | Sun, 11 Mar 2007 22:34:00 -0700 |
Go With the GL 4 and away from the redline. The Redline is too thin. I switched to GL-4 and now no more scratching /grinding. I don't like the smell of gear oil , but it all should be changed 30,000 miles so why spend too much for nothing? I have a 4-speed trans I had rebuilt 10 years ago and it was inspected- still in perfect shape using GL-4 ancd changing it every 30,000. The Redline sure was dirty after 30,000 miles . It certainly wasn't red. Robert 1982 Westfalia --- Geza Polony <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > What's the best to cure a synchro ring problem > that's been there since my > rebuild last year? > > Ron at Ron's Transaxles, the SF Bay Area guru > of these things, swears that > the Redline in my rebuilt 4 speed is causing a > scratch from 1st to 2nd, esp. > when cold. He tells me to change the Redline to > dino GL-4. Problem is, GL-4 > is hard to get. The Royal Purple site says > their GL-5 won't damage synchro > rings, and there are plenty who swear by > Redline. I know this has been a > subject of discussion in the past and have > searched the archives, even > finding another reference to Ron in 2003 who > was then giving thumbs up to > GL-5. But now Ron has changed brands of syncro > rings and that, he tells me, > is causing the problem with Redline. An August > 2003 post from Daryl gives > the ok to Redline. Dennis, Oct 2002, says > Mobil 1. > > Main choices seem to be Sta Lube GL-4 and > Redline. But Royal Purple is > supposed to be good stuff for engines... > > Anyway this scratching from 1st to 2nd is > driving me nuts. Ideas? > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL
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