Give them a year and they'll be back to touting redline.� I used to stay up with all the latest recommendations, then finally decided it really didn't matter much.� Course I could be wrong, but I have synthetic the VW shop uses but it isn't redline.�
�
Tom, I forgot to mention, mine shifted a little funny when I first got it.� Kind of stiff coming out of gear.� I ran dino oil for the first 500 or so miles.� Then switched to synthetic.� That made no difference but adjusting the shifter base made it go in and out of gear a lot easier.� Took me several tries to find the�right adjustment�but it is�good now.� It also helped a lot to get some lubricant down on the moving parts underneath at the transmission and in the middle..

--- On Thu, 10/20/11, craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

From: craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Update on The Miracle & New AA 091 w/ TBD 4 2WD
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Thursday, October 20, 2011, 3:57 PM

Apparently,
don't run Redline Synthetic MT90.
: /

At least thats what the yelling on the syncro list indicated.
I have some MT90 with less than 50 miles on it for sale! USED TRANSMISSION
FLUID ANYONE? : )
Glad to hear it Tom!!!!

-Craig

On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 4:55 PM, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hey Volks,
>
> For youse vanagon geeks waiting w/ baited breath for the continuation of my
> saga, I will say that all has worked out wel so farl!� If you recall, or
> haven't been following my thread, or wish it would just die or go away, no
> such luck.
>
> 1st thread:
>� � � � 84 Westy w/ 146k miles on it, won't shift into gear w/ engine
> running.� Added brake fluid, which was a tad low, & it still wouldn't shift
> for 24-36 hours, but finally, The Miracle, & it shifted perfectly after
> that.
>
> 2nd thread:
>� � � � 30-45 days later, detected whinning sound from tranny & some
> doomsayers said don't drive on my 600 mile trip or R & P could get toasted &
> cost moi the core charge.� Others said go for it.
>
> Went on 700 mile trip, whinning the whole way, but shifted well.
>� � � � Got back into town w/ a Daryl rebuilt tranny w/ TBD in it (for the
> required 2WD) waiting at my local Vanagon Repair Shop, Utah Imports, & they
> installed it w/ the recommended dino gear oil, Kendall
> > NS-MP 80/90, that my ole buddy P. Guard recommended, & I immediately
> drove off on another closer weekend campout.
>
> Tranny has worked well, although the Dino oil is hard to shift thru 1st
> thing in the am after a cool nite sitting. Might go to a synthetic like
> Swepco or Lubrication Engineers #99 after the Daryl recommended oil change.
>� But the Kendall is only $4.30 a quart if you can find it!
>
> Got my autopsy back from Daryl today, after I grilled him when I noticed
> that my full $500 core charge had been refunded into my bank account!
> He said R & P was ok, but the tranny had normally worn bearings, so the
> tranny was rebuildable.
>
> Daryl also forgot to deduct the return $100 shipping� core charge to moi, &
> when I told him I owed him that, said Merry Xmas!
>
> Let's have a shout out to ole Daryl, who isn't on the list much these days!
>
> Now I can't wait for the 1st big snow storm to try out the TBD!
>
> Stay tuned, or not.
>
> YMMV,
>
> Mr. BZ-how bout an oil thread?
>