lucas oil

[jemmby]

Has anyone used lucas heavy oil stabilizer in thier engine or gearbox,if so what did you think of it. I have worn syncros and was thinking of adding it at the next gearbox oil change to see if it helped matters.

 

[JdeW]

Never heard of or used it.
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is normally used as a gearbox additive, but it is not a miracle additive.
If you allready have worn synchros then a gearbox revision is better.

 

[reidalpine]

back in the day it was a matter of locating a fruit/veg-shop and ask if you could have the inner side absorbing-material out of the (then) thin wooden crates grapes came in
what you need is the shock absorbing "mats" inside the crate.
These were made of 1-2mm natural cork sheets. Usually a half of such was enough for this use. You ripped it apart small enough to push it through oil-plug.filled in new oil-
It worked well in quieting the gearbox but should be considered an emergency fix .(Never heard anyone ever emptying it out afterwards tho')-just the remnants when changing
the oil........ -Am I Really (getting) as old as all these old farts that can -and eager to -irritate the socks off you? Oouuuuch! -Reid

 

[Cyprusnoddycar]

back in the day it was a matter of locating a fruit/veg-shop and ask if you could have the inner side absorbing-material out of the (then) thin wooden crates grapes came in
what you need is the shock absorbing "mats" inside the crate.
These were made of 1-2mm natural cork sheets. Usually a half of such was enough for this use. You ripped it apart small enough to push it through oil-plug.filled in new oil-
It worked well in quieting the gearbox but should be considered an emergency fix .(Never heard anyone ever emptying it out afterwards tho')-just the remnants when changing
the oil........ -Am I Really (getting) as old as all these old farts that can -and eager to -irritate the socks off you? Oouuuuch! -Reid

Some people even used saw dust as well in the old days ! And mustard powder to seal any holes in your radiator.

 

[edwin]

I was told that stuffing nylon shirt pieces into the gearbox improved mk 1 Cortina gearboxes when in extremis.
I expect buttons had to be removed first.