Date:         Mon, 8 May 2000 14:14:45 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
Subject:      Re: What is redline?
Comments: To: CBK <CBRION@PRODIGY.NET>
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At 13:41 5/8/2000, CBK wrote:
>I hear a lot of talk about Redline. I take it that it's an oil of some sort.
>What is so special about it? Should I use it in my `88 Wasserboxer Vanagon?

Redline is the maximum allowed RPM for your engine...sorry <g> -- Redline
is a manufacturer of synthetic lubricants, including gear oils that are
very successful in Vanagon gearboxes.  The two that people use are called
MT-90 and MTL.  Strictly speaking MT-90 is the correct one to agree with VW
spec, but some people use MTL which provides easier shifting.  Both give
smoother and easier shifting than what is probably in your transmission
now.  Unlike regular gear oils which smell terrible, Redline has very
little odor.

david
David Beierl - Providence, RI
  http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"