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Date:         Tue, 5 Sep 2000 23:07:49 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@HIWAAY.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <inua@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject:      Re: no GL-4 available
Comments: To: Mick Kalber <hotlava@INTERPAC.NET>
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Mick, if you want to switch to Redline MT90 and can't find it locally you can order it direct off the internet.

I kept having shifting problems.....hard shifting into 1st on my newly rebuilt tranny and I switched to Redline. The difference was amazing. Now I swear by it. MT90 can be mixed with the residual dinosaur oil previously used with no ill effects. I run in a very hot climate....Alabama in the summer time...this year temps well over 100 degrees on pavement during the day. Never any problem.

I also use Redline WaterWetter in the coolant. Seems to help.

Luck,

John Rodgers 88GL Driver

Mick Kalber wrote:

> Am about to change the oil in the trans of my 89 syncro westy. My very > trusted mechanic usually uses Valvoline 80-90 wt gear oil that is approved > for GL-4 or GL-5 applications. Having read your notes (as well as most of > this thread), I know I need GL-4. So, I guess this stuff is not OK? I know > it's a hypoid oil though. Isn't that the point? > > Problem is finding Redline MT-90 in Hilo, Hawaii (the Big Island). Read > "the middle of nowhere." I know it's available on the mainland (the REALLY > big island, as we call it), but shipping from there will be ridiculous, if > even possible, eh? A hazardous material I'm sure. > > OK... since I wrote the above I have called three auto parts places... NAPA > didn't know what I was talking about. ASC was helpful and had a straight 90 > weight gear oil, but it doesn't say on it whether it's for GL-4, GL-5 or > what. The local VW dealership on the other side of the island (100 miles > away - there isn't one here) carries only the same Valvoline 80-90 wt gear > oil I mentioned that my mechanic uses. Now what do I do? > > Mick Kalber > 89 Syncro Westy "Daddy-O" > Tropical Visions Video, Inc. > 62 Halaulani Place Hilo, Hawaii 96720 > ph. 808-935-5557 fax 808-935-0066 > hotlava@interpac.net > www.volcanoscapes.com


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