> Yesterday I drained the tranny oil from our '88 Westy in preparation for
> our first outing of the year. Having done this several times before, I
> decided not to bother checking to ensure the filler plug could be
> removed first...
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> mark wrote:
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> Well, before you do that you might consider a different oil. I have heard from a couple people that Amsoil is not good synthetic. For one
> thing it is supposed to be "ester" and not top notch stuff. As possible evidence, I had a perfectly running engine that went bad after one
> year of amsoil use. I think there is better oil out there than this stuff. Redline is supposed to be one of the best.
>
> If the plug simply won't budge, as a last resort you can pump out the old with a little hand pump. Not the best solution, but it beats
> permanent fluid.
>
> mark...
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Shawn and list, my apologies for not paying better
attention.

mark...