Date: 7-14-08 02:52 From: BLUNT in Wayzata,Minnesota, gods country Subject: should i be worried?
i drained my 5 speed after 2k miles because i had redline MTL in there and it was turning grey. i think the tranny was dirty inside. before i filled it the first time i cleaned the magnetic plug and installed the MTL. 2k miles later the magnetic plug had a decent amount of metal shavings adhered to it and the 2k mile MTL shimmered in the sunlight like a 16 yo girl with glitter all over her. tranny is silent and shifts perfectly. its just not what i wanted to see _________________
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Date: 7-14-08 03:14 From: gwb72tii in the great PNW Subject: Re: should i be worried?
newly rebuilt tranny?
if so, i'm not sure i'd worry too much, but i'd sure as hell check it again 2k miles later.
interesting they're magnetic filings. aren't the synchros bronze? _________________ gwb72tii
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Date: 7-14-08 03:55 From: BLUNT in Wayzata,Minnesota, gods country Subject: Re: should i be worried?
nope not rebuilt. used. its a 323 c/r 5 speed. ill run it another 2k and dump it again i guess. it operates flawlessly, just a little unnerving _________________
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Date: 7-14-08 04:11 From: cj in the BMW Sauber F1 car Subject: Re: should i be worried?
Do you have a local company that can analyze the oil? That may give you some insight as to what "may" be wrong.
Date: 7-14-08 04:12 From: BLUNT in Wayzata,Minnesota, gods country Subject: Re: should i be worried?
cj wrote:
Do you have a local company that can analyze the oil? That may give you some insight as to what "may" be wrong.
Cris
good idea cris, except that i drained it into a pan containing some other drain oil. ehhh maybe next batch _________________
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Date: 7-14-08 07:49 From: Harv in Willoughby Oh. Subject: Re: should i be worried?
I wouldn't worry about it. Chances are that a few oil changes will still show stuff on the magnet plug.
There is a lot of stuff slinging around in there.
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Date: 7-14-08 08:47 From: Colin in San Francisco Subject: Re: should i be worried?
Maybe try C.D.'s trick of filling it with diesel fuel for a bit and let that evaporate off. He claims it cleans all the crud out quite nicely. _________________ www.sfrecording.com
Date: 7-15-08 07:48 From: H_Krix in Atlanta, Ga Subject: Re: should i be worried?
Colin wrote:
Maybe try C.D.'s trick of filling it with diesel fuel for a bit and let that evaporate off. He claims it cleans all the crud out quite nicely.
Worked for me, but I can't give you a play-by-play of how it came out after driving it, since she doesn't run yet. Cleaned a lot of gunk out of the transmission though. _________________ click signature above for my resto blog
Date: 7-15-08 07:53 From: BLUNT in Wayzata,Minnesota, gods country Subject: Re: should i be worried?
thanks guys, i may run this batch for a little bit and see how it looks. im hoping it will be fine because i really love this tranny in here _________________
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