Re: Is gear oil... gear oil?

No worry Charles, I use melted butter in my gear case.  Works fine...

WW;-)

"Charles B. Summers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove extra dot)> wrote in
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> In my quest to get my boat ready for storage, I went down to the local
> X-Mart for lower unil gear oil (grease?) They had only 2 quarts of Marine
> 80W90 GL5 gear oil, and I bought both quarts. Not knowing if this would be
> enough to refill the lower unit, I went across the street to Advance Auto
> and purchased a gallon of the same stuff... but it wasn't labeled as
marine.
>
> I know now that my gearcase only holds 22oz, so I kinda bought way too
much.
> But if it's the same stuff, I'm not too worried because it shouldn't go
bad.
> Anyone know if it has to be labelled for marine use, or is there a
> difference in 80W90 GL5 grease???
>
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