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Below is a cut and past from The Filling Station website:

Additives in modern gear oils will attack the bronze bushings in early differentials & transmissions. Caution! USING MODERN GEAR OILS CAN DAMAGE YOUR TRANSMISSION OR DIFFERENTIAL. Our 600W gear oil is specially formulated to be used in 1936 & earlier transmissions, differentials, shackles & steering boxes from the 1920's & mid 1930's.

The Filling Station, however if for antique Chev and GMC.

Jay Lenno can't say enough about Red Line MTL. But when mentioning MTL Lenno has not specified what era of automobile he uses it in.

I have a PDF of the original owners manual for my car and it simply states to use "600 weight oil or Whitmores compound.

I have found 3 sources for 600 weight oil. Here they are:(not sure if this forum will allow you to use these links though)

store.fillingstation.com/shop/?year=All& ... /cwmoss.com/products/gear-oil-600-w


mikes-afordable.com/product/A600W.html


cwmoss.com/products/gear-oil-600-w

ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED IN HELPING ME FIND THE BEST OIL TO USE

Thanks, Greg Martin.
Ontaro, Canada