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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Don Gibson KBFCSME; Transmission Oil? (Shudder). Isn't 'Transmission Oil' a low viscosity oil with detergents and anti-foamers in it? [/quote] Exactly why it works! [:D] No other oil comes close to the detergents in ATF. I have literally seen dirty wheels clean up just by applying ATF to them and running them a bit in a cradle with Dexron 3 on the swab. I first got the idea after a club member brought Railzip to the layout, and it seemed to work fine, until it dried out. See, RailZip is water based. Oils tend to dry out at a much slower rate. Plus my day job sometimes puts me up to my elbows in a transmission, replacing little plastic & electrical parts! As far as traction, you just cannot overdo it. We still manage to run 110+ car trains with usually only 3 Atlas Geeps as power. But I realize Don that this is all lost on you. I simply threw the idea out in case someone else may get some use of it. Differn't stroke for differn't folks, ya know?[^]
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