[C320-list] Hurth Transmission Fluid Replacement

[BAdams3491 at aol.com]

My transmission is a Kanzaki.
 
Bert
At Ease
#442
 
 
In a message dated 3/28/2011 11:22:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
amshd2 at aol.com writes:


The  Perkins with the Hurth Gear box in the 93- early 95 models uses 
Transmission  fluid.  I have hull number 30 with that set up.  Manual calls for  
ATF Dextron II .

TONY 



-----Original  Message-----
From: Robert Seastream  <robert.seastream at comcast.net>
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Sent:  Mon, Mar 28, 2011 7:22 pm
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Hurth Transmission Fluid  Replacement


What Bert said. Straight 30W for the tranny. Given he's  hull 442, I'm hull 
906, you're hull 98, things may indeed have changed.  

Bob Seastream 
Intuition # 906 

On Mar 28, 2011, at 6:46 PM,  BAdams3491 at aol.com wrote: 

> My pubs say plain 30W oil...not  transmission fluid. 
> 
> Bert 
> At Ease 
> #442  
> 
> 
> In a message dated 3/28/2011 3:35:30 P.M. Central  Daylight Time, 
> res07290 at verizon.net writes: 
> 
>  
> I am planning to change the fluid in the Hurth Transmission this >  
spring. 
> Looking through the owner's manual I have for my 1994, The  > recommended 
> fluid 
> replacement is Type "A" transmission  fluid. I can't find it at any > 
local 
> auto parts store. 
>  
> I have heard that Dexron III replaced Type "A", but I can't find >  that 
in 
> writing anywhere. I called ZF Marine for advise, but have not  > heard 
back 
> from them. 
> 
> Any ideas here??  
> 
> All help is greatly appreciated. 
> 
> 
>  Thanks in advance. 
> 
> Frank Drahos 
> Belles &  Whistles #98 
> 
> 
>