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suspectnumber961 · 03-19-2010, 04:17 AM

I had a trans go out...a bearing went...it was noisy in all gears...running metal soup.

I tried 80W140 truck oil in it...it was quiet when starting out...but as soon as it warmed up....not.

03-19-2010, 04:17 AM	#15 (permalink)
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