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From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS])
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Motor oil in the transmission?
Message-ID: <752@watdcsu.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 7-Dec-84 12:17:21 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec  7 12:17:21 1984
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> Huh?  I thought you were only supposed to put transmission fluid in
> transmissions.  Is motor oil (the non-slippery stuff) REALLY OK for
> transmissions?

You must be talking about ATF (Automatic Transmission Fluid).  As
those of us who have worked on manual-trans cars know, REAL
transmissions use oil.  However, the transmission oil should normally
be considerably heavier grade than the standard motor oil.  (Which is
why it's sort of hard to shift when you start the car on a cold winter
morning...)

			\tom
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