Hi Folks,
I'm in the middle of my first spring tune-up on my 1984 C-27 (Aquadesiac) and naturally I have a question. My engine is a Universal M-18 Diesel with a Hurth transmission. (SEE ENCLOSED SERVICE LINK) http://www.marinedieseldirect.com/universal/200157/universal-owners-hurth-transmission.html When I drained the transmission I removed under a quart of a soupy, grayish-pink oil that simply didn't look right to me. This is my first season with the boat and I'm sure it's possible that the last owner could have mixed different oils in the trans, or do you think it's possible that water got into the trans? I've checked the trans and everything moves smoothly and shifts fine, so I replaced the soup with Dextron ATF fluid. My questions are; does that sound right to you? Should I have done anything else? I'm an old time mechanic and the oil in a auto's manual trans is a lot thicker then ATF fluid, is ATF fluid the right stuff to be using? Any advise would be great. Thanks, Bill Pellegrino _/) SV Aquadesiac #5705 Port Edgewood, RI http://baysailorbill.spaces.live.com/ "It is as hard to describe the fascination of the sea as to explain the beauty of a woman, for, to each man, either it is self-evident, or no argument can help him see it." Claud Worth 1926 Yacht Cruising, 3rd ed.
