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gearbox oil
has anyone used heavier grade oil to quieten a noisey manual gearbox ...if
so what sort and how succesful....cheers Shane |
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Coskerie wrote:
> has anyone used heavier grade oil to quieten a noisey manual gearbox > ...if so what sort and how succesful....cheers Shane Shoving sawdust in through the oil filler works better. . . . . . -- Julian --------- = Pretentious Sig required = |
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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 21:19:19 GMT, "Exit" > wrote:
>Coskerie wrote: >> has anyone used heavier grade oil to quieten a noisey manual gearbox >> ...if so what sort and how succesful....cheers Shane > >Shoving sawdust in through the oil filler works better. . . . . . You wiener, this is misleading information. 1. There are no oil filters on manual transmissions 2. Packing the gearbox with Rolled Oats works better |
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Roughly 1/20/04 16:06, Jumpin' Jiminy's monkeys randomly typed:
> On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 21:19:19 GMT, "Exit" > wrote: > >>Coskerie wrote: >>> has anyone used heavier grade oil to quieten a noisey manual gearbox >>> ...if so what sort and how succesful....cheers Shane >> >>Shoving sawdust in through the oil filler works better. . . . . . > > You wiener, this is misleading information. > 1. There are no oil filters on manual transmissions "filler" != "filter" > 2. Packing the gearbox with Rolled Oats works better Cream o Wheat -- Now that Spirit Rover has confirmed the presence of weapons of mass destruction on Mars, we are preparing to invade... |
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Roughly 1/20/04 16:06, Jumpin' Jiminy's monkeys randomly typed:
> On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 21:19:19 GMT, "Exit" > wrote: > >>Coskerie wrote: >>> has anyone used heavier grade oil to quieten a noisey manual gearbox >>> ...if so what sort and how succesful....cheers Shane >> >>Shoving sawdust in through the oil filler works better. . . . . . > > You wiener, this is misleading information. > 1. There are no oil filters on manual transmissions "filler" != "filter" > 2. Packing the gearbox with Rolled Oats works better Cream o Wheat -- Now that Spirit Rover has confirmed the presence of weapons of mass destruction on Mars, we are preparing to invade... |
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Jumpin' Jiminy wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 21:19:19 GMT, "Exit" > wrote: > >> Coskerie wrote: >>> has anyone used heavier grade oil to quieten a noisey manual gearbox >>> ...if so what sort and how succesful....cheers Shane >> >> Shoving sawdust in through the oil filler works better. . . . . . > > You wiener, this is misleading information. > 1. There are no oil filters on manual transmissions Learn to read - I said FILLER not FILTER! > 2. Packing the gearbox with Rolled Oats works better No, cereal based products break down and ferment to easily, sawdust is more stable. . . . . . . ;-) -- Julian --------- = Pretentious Sig required = |
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On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 11:35:37 GMT, "Exit" > wrote:
>Jumpin' Jiminy wrote: >> On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 21:19:19 GMT, "Exit" > wrote: >> >>> Coskerie wrote: >>>> has anyone used heavier grade oil to quieten a noisey manual gearbox >>>> ...if so what sort and how succesful....cheers Shane >>> >>> Shoving sawdust in through the oil filler works better. . . . . . >> >> You wiener, this is misleading information. >> 1. There are no oil filters on manual transmissions > >Learn to read - I said FILLER not FILTER! > Must have been a typo. I'm sure I meant winner >> 2. Packing the gearbox with Rolled Oats works better > >No, cereal based products break down and ferment to easily, sawdust is more >stable. . . . . . . ;-) Hmmm, fermentation. Maybe barley might be worth trying. |
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Jumpin' Jiminy wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 11:35:37 GMT, "Exit" > wrote: > >> Jumpin' Jiminy wrote: >>> On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 21:19:19 GMT, "Exit" > wrote: >>> >>>> Coskerie wrote: >>>>> has anyone used heavier grade oil to quieten a noisey manual >>>>> gearbox ...if so what sort and how succesful....cheers Shane >>>> >>>> Shoving sawdust in through the oil filler works better. . . . . . >>> >>> You wiener, this is misleading information. >>> 1. There are no oil filters on manual transmissions >> >> Learn to read - I said FILLER not FILTER! >> > Must have been a typo. I'm sure I meant winner > >>> 2. Packing the gearbox with Rolled Oats works better >> >> No, cereal based products break down and ferment to easily, sawdust >> is more stable. . . . . . . ;-) > Hmmm, fermentation. Maybe barley might be worth trying. Now, now - no sniffing your diffs! -- Julian --------- = Pretentious Sig required = |
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Jumpin' Jiminy wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 11:35:37 GMT, "Exit" > wrote: > >> Jumpin' Jiminy wrote: >>> On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 21:19:19 GMT, "Exit" > wrote: >>> >>>> Coskerie wrote: >>>>> has anyone used heavier grade oil to quieten a noisey manual >>>>> gearbox ...if so what sort and how succesful....cheers Shane >>>> >>>> Shoving sawdust in through the oil filler works better. . . . . . >>> >>> You wiener, this is misleading information. >>> 1. There are no oil filters on manual transmissions >> >> Learn to read - I said FILLER not FILTER! >> > Must have been a typo. I'm sure I meant winner > >>> 2. Packing the gearbox with Rolled Oats works better >> >> No, cereal based products break down and ferment to easily, sawdust >> is more stable. . . . . . . ;-) > Hmmm, fermentation. Maybe barley might be worth trying. Now, now - no sniffing your diffs! -- Julian --------- = Pretentious Sig required = |
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On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 11:35:37 GMT, "Exit" > wrote:
>Jumpin' Jiminy wrote: >> On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 21:19:19 GMT, "Exit" > wrote: >> >>> Coskerie wrote: >>>> has anyone used heavier grade oil to quieten a noisey manual gearbox >>>> ...if so what sort and how succesful....cheers Shane >>> >>> Shoving sawdust in through the oil filler works better. . . . . . >> >> You wiener, this is misleading information. >> 1. There are no oil filters on manual transmissions > >Learn to read - I said FILLER not FILTER! > Must have been a typo. I'm sure I meant winner >> 2. Packing the gearbox with Rolled Oats works better > >No, cereal based products break down and ferment to easily, sawdust is more >stable. . . . . . . ;-) Hmmm, fermentation. Maybe barley might be worth trying. |
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