Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site terak.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!noao!terak!doug From: doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Motor oil in the transmission? Message-ID: <218@terak.UUCP> Date: Mon, 10-Dec-84 12:38:33 EST Article-I.D.: terak.218 Posted: Mon Dec 10 12:38:33 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 14-Dec-84 04:50:04 EST References: <155@decwrl.UUCP>, <353@amdcad.UUCP> <752@watdcsu.UUCP> Organization: Terak Corporation, Scottsdale, AZ, USA Lines: 12 > > 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. Gee, the manual transaxles in my '82 Mercury LN7 and '84 Dodge Daytona both take ATF. Guess they don't qualify as "REAL" transmissions :-) Doug Pardee -- Terak Corp. -- !{hao,ihnp4,decvax}!noao!terak!doug