<VV> Re: transmission fluid

[burkhard at rochester.rr.com]

Brad -

It's a GM fluid for modern manual transmission vehicles.  I'm 98% sure 
it is what I have for my 99 Sonoma (5 speed).  It's fairly thin stuff 
similar to ATF... definitely not something you want to put in a 
transmission expecting gear oil, like our Corvairs.   Go to 
www.google.com and type "12345349 GM" (without the quotes) into the 
search window.  You'll get a zillion hits, including this one which has 
a picture: www.5speedtransmissions.com/gm_syncromesh.html .  

As an aside, if your local GM dealer didn't immediately know what it 
was for, he could have VERY easily looked up the number to find the 
application (I have them do that all the time).  The fact they didn't 
know how to do that (or were too lazy) suggests they are 
incompetent ... I'd reconsider buying anything from them or having 
anything worked on by them.

Jim Burkhard
Rustchester, NY
 

----- Original Message -----
From: Brad Hall <rbh at interhop.net>
Date: Thursday, June 1, 2006 7:14 am
Subject: <VV> transmission fluid
To: Virtual Vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>

> My son found some "GM Syncromesh Transmission Fluid" , part no. 
> 12345349 and was trying to find out what it can be used in and if 
> it is a synthetic.  Can anyone help out; the local GM dealer 
> didn't have any idea what it was for.
> Thanks, 
> Brad Hall...................Corsa Ontario