RE: MTL viscosity?

From: Tom Leake (tomleake@enol.com)
Date: Fri May 01 1998 - 17:27:23 EDT


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GL -4 is used for gearboxes which are more sensitive to the =
harsherchemicals required to achieve GL -5 (or at least the become more =
acidic under heat of=20
operation. I believe most boat drives require GL- 4 as does the =
transmission in=20
my 1965 Triumph TR 4A.

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From: Rader
Sent: Friday, May 01, 1998 8:48 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: MTL viscosity?

> I'm interested in changing my manual transmission fluid to
> Redline. They seem to have two versions

> MTL. - a 75W/80W GL-4 gear oil

> MT-90 - a 75W90 GL-4 gear oil

> Which one should I run in my NV3500?

  Well, you do know that Dodge specifies one and only one lube for the
NV3500, and that is the expensive factory stuff. Problem is that =
because
of this, there are no detailed specifications available on this lube in
the FSM (viscosity, other ratings).

  What I would do if I were you is dig around and find some information
on the specified Chrysler NV3500 lubricant, and then match the specs =
with
your favorite synthetic equivalent.

  And please share your findings with the list; there are more of us
driving sticks than Will would like to admit. ;)

  Hasn't the GL specification gone up to GL-5? I thought that I saw =
some
Mobil 1 lube claiming GL-5.

  Ron

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