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Joe Schlosser

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A couple of months back someone posed into a tread that he had added about 8 ounces of an additive to a quart of 30W oil to lube his Sprite Transmission.
I have had no luck in finding the post.
I am interested in giving this a try
 
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Joe, don't think this is the one you're thinking of, but Marvel Mystery Oil is one option. Replace 1/4 to 1/3rd.
 
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Lucas is another - I also use their oil stabiliser.
 
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Thanks, I recall it was a Lucas product that was mentioned
 
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Joe Schlosser said:
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Thanks, I recall it was a Lucas product that was mentioned
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I am more impressed than I thought I would be since I was raised believing it was all snake oil - I know I have it in my diff and am pretty sure I have it in my transmission and as mentioned use it in the crankcase always.
 
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I'm using Redline products in transmissions and differentials. Absolutely no wisdom to share as to why, other than it seemed like a good idea at the time. Doug
 
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I also used redline in FP car trans with no problems (Have an extra quart sitting on shelf)
Someone mentioned in an earlier post using a quart of 30 weight and 8 ounces of additive to the trans. I was just interested in what they were using.
At the moment it sounds like one of the Lucas products
 
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Joe Schlosser said:
A couple of months back someone posed into a tread that he had added about 8 ounces of an additive to a quart of 30W oil to lube his Sprite Transmission.
I have had no luck in finding the post.
I am interested in giving this a try
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Joe, it was my post. I use 20/50W with 8oz to 12oz of Lucas oil additave. I also added some Lucas to the rear differential. 30w seems a tad light for the trans.
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In British trans I used to run straight 50wt non-detergent. My 5 gallon can is empty and I'm sure I would have to special order it now.

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