Date:         Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:52:58 -0800
Reply-To:     Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET>
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From:         Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET>
Subject:      Re: <no subject> (hard shifting when cold)
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For all I know the stuff has never been changed. Another job to add to the
ever - growing list! (when the weather breaks, that is :)


On 11/29/06 3:36 PM, "Mike Collum" <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote:

> The first winter I went through with my '85 (2002-2003) the shifting was
> VERY hard when cold and got better after driving it a bit.  The
> following spring I changed the gear oil to 80-90w (not to Redline as it
> wasn't available locally) and didn't have nearly the problem the
> following winters.  I'm sure Redline MT-90 or MTL would've been a better
> choice but apparently just putting in fresh oil is enough to feel a
> difference.
>
> Mike
> Houlton, Maine
>
>
> Nathaniel Poole wrote:
>> I'm running my 80 Riviera just fine in this weather (handles the crappy
>> roads far better than the wife's Toyota), but until it warms up it feels as
>> if the tranny is filled with grease, I mean really stiff and hard to find
>> first. It's not that cold, they say 20 below with wind chills the last few
>> days, but I wonder if the last PO put in the right weight of oil in the
>> tranny. Is this normal for these rigs? I've never noticed such a change in
>> any vehicle I've driven before except when it hits something like 30 below
>> or more.
>>